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The new interest rates on federal student loans for 2026-27 school year are set to rise slightly.
The interest rates on federal student loans are fixed interest rates for the life of the loan. New interest rates apply to loans disbursed between July 1 and June 30.
The interest rates are based on the high yield of the last 10-year Treasury Note auction in May, whic...
Federal student loan interest rates are heading higher for the 2026-27 academic year, following Monday's May 10-year Treasury Note
Student loan rates have dropped as lenders have begun their competition going into the peak in-school lending season. As of May 12, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.59% APR a...
South Carolina's Commission on Higher Education came up $25 million short on the money it needs to pay colleges for state-sponsored scholarships already awarded for the 2025-26 school year, according to reports fr...
Key Points
The GAO confirms FAFSA simplification met its goals: roughly 9.9 million students were eligible for a Pell Grant in 2024–25, up about 570,000 (6%) from the prior...