Financial Health

Legislation to reshape loan programs and bolster Pell Grants and community colleges passes along partisan lines. Now focus shifts to the Senate.

U. of Texas -- one of largest participants for years -- will drop out, and shift the money to need-based aid.

Midyear review of federal budget situation shows price of Obama Pell Grant proposal rising by $27 billion, potentially putting other administration priorities at risk.

House panel approves sweeping changes in college grant and loan programs, despite objections of Republicans and significant discomfort of most college groups.

You're familiar with the pattern by now: Groups release reports with data and analysis about various aspects of higher education...

As House Democrats embrace Obama loan proposal, many at financial aid meeting (often grudgingly) see shift to government-based lending as inevitable, though lenders vow continued fight.

For all their talk about how damaging and risky the Obama administration's student loan proposal could be for students and...

Gathering of policy makers and researchers reveals widespread agreement that financial aid system should be streamlined -- but offers little confidence that it will be.