College Planning

With interest set to start accruing again after a three-year pause, some are getting ready to zero out their balances.

Looking beyond loan forgiveness.

About 6.4 million borrowers, including some who left school during the pause, still lack a repayment plan.

Lumping loans into a single obligation can ease the sting of repayments, but there are pitfalls

More than 90% of financial aid letters either understate the net price of attendance or don’t include it at all.

As part of the SECURE 2.0, employers can soon choose to let workers’ student loan repayments count toward 401(k) matching contributions.

A school’s use of home equity can be financially brutal for families looking for financial aid. But colleges assess the asset differently.