Budget Battles
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Trump Promises New Tax Cuts for Everyone
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Biden White House Lays Out Plan for Coming Tax Showdown
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Trump Tax Cut Extension Would Cost $4.6 Trillion: CBO
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House Kills Greene Motion to Oust Speaker Johnson
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Greene Backs Off Johnson Threat, but Issues Four Demands
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Social Security, Medicare Get Boost From Strong Economy
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Biden and Trump Joust Over Jobs Report
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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3 Big Changes Trump Wants to Make to Student Loans
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the federal student loan system that will affect not just borrowers, but also the four companies that currently service the billions of...
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Bad News on Student Loans: They Stick With You Longer Than You Think
While the standard student loan repayment plan for federal loans lasts 10 years, many students end up making payments over a longer time period.
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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16 States That Are Cutting College Funding
By Janna HerronState and local funding for higher education still lags 2008 levels by 17 percent.
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5 Alarming Facts About America’s $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
By Eric PianinThe president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank sounded the alarm on Monday that the student debt crisis continues to mount. At a staggering $1.3 trillion, outstanding student loan debt is casting...
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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Leave More Time for Your Financial Aid Form This Year as IRS Shuts Down FAFSA Data Tool
Many states and colleges have financial aid deadlines in the next few weeks, but technical difficulties are making it harder for students to fill out the applications. The “data retrieval tool,”...
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US Colleges Raise a Record $41 Billion, So Why Is Tuition Still Climbing?
American colleges and universities took in a record $41 billion in donations in 2016, but the contributions were concentrated among a handful of schools and often assigned to specific purposes. More...
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How You Can Escape Student Loan Repayment
By Millie DentIf your dream job is to be a teacher, a public defender or to milk cows in North Dakota, you’re in luck. A number of programs will forgive your student loan debt—if you’re eligible. These state and...
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Pay Off Student Loans or Save for Retirement? Here's What to Do
For young adults weighed down by student loan payments, it can be tempting to put all your financial efforts toward paying down that debt as soon as possible. While debt elimination is an important...
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How Obama Wants to Make It Easier to Pay Your Student Loan
By Brianna McGurran, NerdWalletCan you name your student loan servicer? If the federal government’s new proposal goes according to plan, you won’t have to. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it wants to...
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Americans Are Saving More Than Ever for College – and the Numbers May Surprise You
Assets in 529 college savings plans increased by more than $5 billion in 2015 to hit a record $253.2 billion. The total number of accounts grew 3.6 percent to 12.5 million. More than half of accounts...
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10 Fast and Cheap Ways to Pay Off Student Debt
By Kristen Kuchar, Brad's DealsCollege is the best time of many people's lives, but if you're one of the 40 million Americans saddled with student debt, it might not be such a fond memory anymore. Sure, you get a monthly reminder...