Good news for student loan borrowers! The Department of Education recently announced that people receiving loan forgiveness through income-driven repayment (IDR) plans won’t owe federal income taxes ...

As part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and the American Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education, student loan forgiveness is back on board. President Donald Trump ...

The Trump administration and the American Federation of Teachers reached an agreement to resume student loan forgiveness. The agreement allows the Department of Education to restart debt cancellation ...

Student loan forgiveness has restarted for a small number of Americans, according to experts. The Education Department said in July it suspended forgiveness for Income Based Repayment plans to update ...

Thousands of federal student loan borrowers have received some welcome news: Now that they’ve made payments for at least 20 years, their remaining balances will be erased. After being halted this year ...

Homeowners will soon have the chance to start earning rewards points for paying off their mortgage every month. Bilt, a loyalty program designed to help members utilize their largest expenses for ...

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In a major development for student loan borrowers across the United States, the U.S. Department of Education is set to discharge student loan debt for millions of borrowers who have been making ...

Managing your finances in a tax-efficient way requires planning and understanding of the current tax laws. A key aspect of that planning is being aware of federal income tax brackets. These brackets ...

The Department of Education has resumed a key student loan forgiveness program after originally suspending it since July. Borrowers who were working toward debt cancellation under the Income-Based ...

After a halt for most of the year, borrowers enrolled in one income-driven repayment plan may begin to receive loan discharges within weeks. By Tara Siegel Bernard Thousands of federal student loan ...