Discover the financial risks of Direct PLUS Loans for parents, including large borrowing limits, no grace period, and limited repayment options impacting retirement.
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate student loans ...
Several million borrowers may lose access to affordable payments and eventual student loan forgiveness if they don’t take ...
Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...
In my column last week about student loans, I focused on changes coming to the outstanding loan burden for graduates. But parents who have taken out Direct PLUS loans also have some critical deadlines ...
It’s one thing for a dad to support his son’s college education. It’s another to leave your adult child on the hook for a $70 ...
Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for 2025-2026 range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing out federal ...
Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year, and millions of borrower ...