Anna Helhoski is a writer and NerdWallet's authority on student loans. Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. She recently paid off her own student loan debt and is motivated to help other borrowers do the same. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY Purchase. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @annahelhoski
Federal student loan payments have been on hold, interest-free, since March 13, 2020, as part of coronavirus relief. The forbearance has been extended through Sept. 30, 2021. If the pause…
To help student loan borrowers avoid scams, NerdWallet is rounding up information on legitimate sources of help, like this one. Organization: The Institute of Student Loan Advisors. Mission statement: “To…
President Joe Biden proposed multiple “free college” measures while on the campaign trail. Do any of them have a real shot? Some experts think so. “The issue is bipartisan in…
Student loan scammers have a brand-new hook: “Biden student loan forgiveness” or “stimulus forgiveness.” Behind the pitch is the same old fraudster playbook, one that persuades federal student loan borrowers…
Current college students can’t consolidate their federal student loans while they’re still in school. Consolidation involves combining all of your loans into one single loan through the U.S. Department of…
You can consolidate private student loan debt, but the process is usually referred to as refinancing. Student loan refinancing is a financial move you make to combine all of your…
Wells Fargo is no longer issuing student loans. Wells Fargo stopped offering private student loans and refinancing student loans after Jan. 28, 2021. Wells Fargo is selling and transferring all…
The Student Aid Index is a rebranding of Expected Family Contribution, or EFC. The new name is meant to clear up confusion about what EFC actually is: A number that…
Over the past year, more than 20 million federal student loan borrowers have been able to pause their payments to cope with pandemic-induced financial stress — a postponement that President…
Long-awaited changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form aim to make completing the form easier, unlocking aid to pay for college. The simplification effort also expands eligibility…
