Thousands of borrowers are facing extremely long wait times for a critical student loan forgiveness program. And processing ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Borrowers have faced long waits for decisions on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment ...

Before most house hunters can close the deal, they need to qualify for a mortgage. Learning how to apply for a mortgage in advance — and breaking the process down into digestible steps — can help ...

The Department of Education processed more IDR applications in March than any month since court-ordered tracking began, ...

The Education Department released new data indicating that more than 643,000 student loan borrowers remain stuck in backlogs ...

Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and worked closely with the consumer insights data team. Before CNET, she worked as a graduate writing instructor at the University of Indianapolis and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Education agreed to process more student-loan forgiveness claims. In a legal filing, the department said it ...

The Education Department reopened the application for all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans on Mar. 26, after a month-long suspension that blocked federal student loan borrowers from enrolling in an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting a mortgage to buy a home is a process, with many hoops and hurdles to jump through before reaching the finish line. And ...