Parent PLUS loans can be eligible for Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Your eligibility for these programs can depend on your income and the type of ...

A caller to The Dave Ramsey Show in January 2026 faced a debt situation trapping thousands of families: $170,000 in combined ...

A decade after college, Lily from New York City faces a financial dilemma that tests the boundary between legal obligation ...

Parents who take out a PLUS loan to help their child finance their education after July 1, 2026, will not qualify for the new Repayment Assistance Plan. Under current law, borrowers who consolidate ...

Surveys consistently show that most parents want to help their children pay for college. But if you haven’t been saving for years and don’t earn enough to sign over a chunk of your income to tuition ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Calling all parents! Parent PLUS Plus is hosting Parents Night Out this Friday, Oct. 3. The free event runs from 5 -7 p.m. The organizer of the event, Cassandra Bruington, said ...

When Julie Wake and her husband put their first three children through college, they encouraged them to prioritize the quality of the education over the price. Money mattered, but each of their ...

The Education Department is rolling out changes to the Parent PLUS student-loan program. The changes include a $65,000 lifetime borrowing cap, or $20,000 per year. It could leave some parents without ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, and includes several important changes that will take effect beginning July 1, 2026, impacting how students and families pay ...

If you have poor credit, you’re not alone. Sixteen percent of Americans have a “poor” credit score, ranging between 300 and 579, according to Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus. If you’re ...