Rates edge higher: Undergraduate Stafford loan rates will rise to 6.52% for 2026-27, with similar increases for graduate and PLUS loans. Loan caps imposed: New rules will limit annual and lifetime ...

Here's a guide to subsidized and unsubsidized loans. As you explore funding options for higher education, you’ll come across many different ways to pay for school. You can try your hand at ...

Q. How does the new subsidized/unsubsidized Stafford loan program work? A. The federal Stafford loan program was modified on Aug. 14. Let’s start with the basics of this nearly 20-year old program: ...

Understanding the difference between subsidized vs. unsubsidized student loans could help you save a bundle in student loan debt. But considering how much they have in common, it’s understandable if ...

Federal Direct Stafford Loans are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled at least half-time in a degree program and who demonstrate need by filing the Free Application for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Expert on personal finance and planning and paying for college. The Federal Direct Stafford loan comes in two types, subsidized ...

President Bush signed into law the "Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (H.R. 5715)" on May 7, 2008, which among other things increased the academic year maximum for the ...

Here's a guide to subsidized and unsubsidized loans. As you explore funding options for higher education, you’ll come across many different ways to pay for school. You can try your hand at ...

The cost of college has skyrocketed over the past several decades. In fact, the average annual tuition bill for a four year public college is now 37 times higher than it was in 1963, according to the ...