Financial Health

One college charts a path to recruiting students from families whose home equity makes them technically wealthy, but whose bank accounts suggest otherwise.

Republican tax reform plan would tax large endowments and limit or kill key deductions, including one for student loan interest and another for graduate students.

Education Department weighs whether -- and how -- the government should offer partial relief to some who filed borrower-defense claims.

Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.

Campus officials say elimination of program won’t simplify aid system, as proponents claim, but will likely lead many students to take out private loans.

The split between need-based and non-need-based grants remained the same year over year in 2015-16.

U.S. trade commission accuses Victory Media of letting colleges pay for inclusion in “matchmaker” tool, materials targeting military service members.

Two new papers find application rates for federal student aid continue to lag for low-income students, and serious barriers remain for those most in need of help paying for college.