The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn't said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio ...

President Trump said Friday that he was tasking other government entities with core functions of the Education Department as ...

If you're one of the 43 million Americans with student loans, you could soon be making payments to the Small Business ...

The move, which is likely to face legal challenges, is part of the administration’s plan to shut down the Department of ...

The White House released an executive order instructing the secretary of education to begin shutting down the department — ...

Jillian Berman is assistant managing editor, news enterprise, at MarketWatch, where she covers student loans and consumer debt. Her book on the student debt crisis, Sunk Cost, will be published in ...

Private student loans can be a valuable tool when it comes to paying for college. They typically offer low interest rates for ...

"If you're currently enrolled in SAVE, my advice is to stay informed and proactive," said Ken Ruggiero, CEO of Ascent Funding, a private student loan lender. "While legal challenges unfold ...

The Education Department bought up government-backed federal student loans made by private lenders, to provide those lenders with more liquidity so they would continue lending to students during the ...

That description of the Education Department is "a red herring," said Mayotte. "If the Education Department was eliminated tomorrow, the loans would not go away, they would only be sent to a different ...

One group that could benefit from privatizing Parent and Grad PLUS loans is middle-class borrowers with good credit, said Jack Wallace, director of government affairs at the private student loan ...