The notoriously complicated and frustrating federal student loan application, also known as FAFSA (for Free Application for Federal Student Aid), has recently undergone a simplification transformation ...

Obtaining a VA loan mortgage, unsurprisingly, involves a lot of paperwork and procedures. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Benefits like zero down and no personal mortgage insurance (PMI) are worth the ...

The Education Department said it will continue to process FAFSA, which recently went live, amid the government shutdown.

The U.S. government opened a website to allow Americans with federal student loans to apply for up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness. The site comes after the Biden administration said its goal was to ...

In the face of multiple legal challenges, the White House on Tuesday released a preview of the application form for the president's one-time student debt relief cancellation. The application, which ...

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has officially opened the loan and scholarship application portal for the 2025/26 students. In a statement issued on July 2, 2025, the Loans Board announced ...

UPDATE (6/30/23): The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration's one-time student loan forgiveness plan. Loan repayments are expected to resume later this summer. You can read more ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

If you've been refreshing StudentAid.gov since President Joe Biden announced his plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers, the wait is finally over. The student loan ...