Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images As borrowers come up against new federal limits on student debt, they may encounter financing options from an unexpected source: their state. But don’t assume these government-backed loans are a close substitute for federal student loans. Consumer advocates say state student loans are more akin to private student…
Linda McMahon, US education secretary, speaks during a roundtable on education at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers have gotten their debts forgiven, or soon will, due to a $23 billion class-action settlement…
President Donald Trump speaks at the launch of Trump investment accounts in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Following a massive publicity push in the lead-up to the official launch of Trump Accounts on July 4, more than 6 million American children…
President Donald Trump speaks about Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Soon-to-launch Trump Accounts are a new vehicle for long-term savings and investing geared toward children, but they are not the first of their kind. In 2007, thousands of families in…
People walk by Duke Chapel on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The yearly cost of attendance at over a dozen colleges is now six figures, after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and other expenses. For the 2026-27 academic year, 16 institutions…
Pekic | E+ | Getty Images With a bit of strategy, federal student loan borrowers can lower their monthly bills on the U.S. Department of Education’s new repayment plan, coming July 1. Under the Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, borrowers pay a higher percentage of their income as their earnings grow. That means that finding…
From the Dayton, Ohio, suburbs to boardrooms in Dallas, the employees fueling AT&T’s next wave of growth aren’t fresh-faced college graduates with expensive four-year degrees. They’re skilled, blue-collar workers ready to get their hands dirty — and AT&T can’t find enough of them. “We need people who know how to actually work with electricity. We…
It’s a challenging labor market for those just starting out, and new job seekers will likely have to recalibrate their earning potential. Today’s college seniors expect to make about $80,000 one year after graduation, according to a survey of undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree by real estate site Clever in February and March. Yet, the average…
Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images More graduate students are likely to take out private education loans after new federal loan caps were established in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That prospect is worrying, consumer advocates and other financial experts say — private lenders are likely to reject many…
Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images With more college students turning to social media to find scholarships, consumer advocates warn that they could run into trouble. Around 1 in 5 Gen Z students search for scholarships on TikTok at least once a week, according to a recent survey from the private student lender Sallie. Roughly…
