As of May 2026, the student loan landscape has shifted dramatically: the Grad PLUS program is set to close for new borrowers on July 1, and the SAVE Plan remains suspended following a March court ...

Among the major changes are new loan limits for graduate and professional students, a restructured repayment system where new ...

Federal student-loan borrowers are losing the Grad PLUS program due to Trump's repayment overhaul. Private lender College Ave ...

New repayment plans and borrowing limits go into effect alongside the elimination of new Grad Plus loans Changes to federal student loan programs from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) go into ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, included multiple changes to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill decreased student loan borrowing limits and overhauled income-based ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education completed a rulemaking process ...

Starting July 1, sweeping federal student loan changes will cap graduate and professional borrowing, eliminate Grad PLUS loans for new borrowers, and introduce the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) as ...

The Department of Education completed a key step last week in implementing new regulations governing student loans. This will ultimately bring major changes to loan disbursement, repayment, and ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of the changes take effect on July 1, 2026, as per new provisions in the One ...