The Laurel Road Student Loan is no longer available to new applicants.  With the three-year payment and interest pause on ...

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College students heading into the fall 2025 semester have more than dorm room checklists and course schedules on their minds. They're also navigating today's tricky borrowing environment. While ...

Rising education costs have made borrowing money for college standard among incoming students today. In fact, the average cumulative student debt amount for bachelor's degree recipients is $29,100, ...

Sometimes someone will tell me about a kid who is “very smart,” meaning he gets good marks. But there are a great many skills that go into being a successful student. Most of them are learned and can ...

Firstmark Services, a Nelnet division, is a loan servicer that exclusively manages private student loans Firstmark Services, a division of Nelnet, specializes in servicing private student loans. As a ...