Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. At the end of 2022, the Federal Reserve reported that roughly 43.5 million Americans have... Read More

Christmas came early for millions of federal student loan borrowers courtesy of the federal government. While the federal student loan freeze was set to unfreeze on August 31, 2022, with payments restarting in February, President Biden pointed to the continuing “impacts of the pandemic” as the primary reason for keeping federal student loan payments, interest... Read More

This article originally appeared on The Financially Independent Millennial and was republished with permission. Who Are First Generation College Students? The first thing to know about first generation college students is that the definition is actually pretty broad.  Depending on what each school or university determines to qualify as a first generation college student, it... Read More

DISCLAIMER. The information provided in this article does not, and is not intended to be, legal, financial or credit advice; instead, it is for general informational purposes only.  Losing a loved one is hard on so many levels. Funeral arrangements and estate matters have to be dealt with in the midst of grief—and questions abound.... Read More

Student loans are by far some of the biggest issues most students are facing today when it comes to finances. To get the kind of education you want, you will probably need to take out a student loan to pay for the studies – and then spend years if not decades paying back such loans.... Read More

The American Rescue Plan Act is a federal law that was passed to help provide a third round of relief to Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. Like the two acts before it, the ARP Act included stimulus payments to many individuals and families. But those who are struggling with debt might wonder: Can my stimulus... Read More