Financial Health

The federal student loan program expires Sept. 30, and it’s unclear if an extension will go through -- despite backing from colleges and bipartisan support.

Megan McClean Coval warns of the dangers of Congress’s proposed cuts to the Pell Grant reserve fund.

For those who took out loans to attend for-profit institutions accused of fraud and abuse, delays from Education Department in reviewing loan-forgiveness claims are salt in the wounds. Inside Higher Ed spoke to several of those borrowers.

Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.

The agency this week quietly ended a collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to share information about student loan complaints.

A handful of religious universities are now offering two-year degrees, with a goal of work-force development and serving more low-income students.

Education secretary plans to shake up student loan servicing again. The department remains committed to single website for student borrowers.

It is important to ask crucial funding questions about such plans now, argues Bob Samuels.