Many states have nonprofit lenders that may be an appealing option after you've maxed out your federal student loans.

Also known as the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Regulation Z was created to protect people from predatory lending practices. It requires lenders to disclose borrowing costs, interest rates and fees ...

Learn about the pros and cons of private and federal student loans.

Buy Side’s best student loan lenders include Ascent, Sallie Mae and College Ave for their low rates and repayment options ...

The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans moved down last week. For many borrowers, that means ...

Private student loans can have competitive interest rates, though they often lack borrower protections Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) in the Oval Office of the White House on September 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump ...

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has warned against a reported Trump administration proposal to sell parts of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio to private companies. Warren wrote a ...

When you have a large student loan balance, you may struggle to keep up with monthly payments or to qualify for other types of credit. This can be especially true for private student loan borrowers ...

The Trump administration is exploring whether to sell the federal government’s massive student debt portfolio to private companies, raising questions about what the move could mean for student loan ...

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...

An estimated 43 million Americans have student loan debt totaling $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. The interest rate cut could give some—but not all—of those borrowers relief ...