“As we see a rise in sophisticated identity fraud attacks like synthetic identities and camera injection attacks, colleges ...

A scammer trying to cash in on federal and state student loan money reached a new low when he stole the identity of a young man who died during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

“As we see a rise in sophisticated identity fraud attacks like synthetic identities and camera injection attacks, colleges ...

The US Department of Education has launched the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), marking the earliest release in the program’s history. Students now have the opportunity to ...

An early launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms by the Trump administration may have given the process, which has been marred with trouble the past few cycles, a leg up ...

The deadline to opt out of the IBR plan is Oct. 21, 2025. Borrowers who wish to opt out must contact their loan servicer and ...

The Department of Education is resuming student loan forgiveness for borrowers under the Income-Based Repayment, Pay As You ...

The 2026-27 FAFSA application is now open for students planning to attend college next year, with experts urging early ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says ...

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core ...

Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The Department of Education has sent mass emails to student loan borrowers who have made the number of payments required to receive ...

The Department of Education has shut down but for most former and current college and university students, it's business as usual.