thecollegeinvestor.comadded August 2026
The College Investorby Robert Farrington28 Aug 2026
The Department of War has ordered 30 U.S. colleges and universities to immediately review their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington28 Aug 2026
Key Points - Nine Senate Democrats, led by Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley, are demanding MOHELA explain false delinquency notices sent to borrowers who were current on their loans.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27 Aug 2026
The Department of Education (via the Justice Department) filed notices of appeal on August 27, 2026 in both lawsuits that struck down the Department of Education’s PSLF employer eligibility rule.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27 Aug 2026
Student loan refinance rates have held continued to hold as the Fed has held interest rates steady.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27 Aug 2026
International applicants to U.S. colleges fell 10% in the 2025-26 admissions season, according to Common App’s End-of-Season Report released August 20, 2026.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27 Aug 2026
Foster parents take on work the state would otherwise have to pay for, and a lot of them are doing it while still carrying student debt.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington27 Aug 2026
Student loan borrowers are reporting a wave of notifications inside their StudentAid.gov accounts warning that their Public Service Loan Forgiveness applications show loans in forbearance or...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington26 Aug 2026
Key Points - A record 84% of parents have started saving for their children’s college education, up from 74% in 2024.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington26 Aug 2026
Key Points - CalMatters sued the UC Board of Regents on August 24 after UCLA refused to release records showing which student athletes share $20.5 million in direct payments.
The College Investorby Hannah Rounds26 Aug 2026
Taking money out of a 529 plan is the easy part. Taking out the right amount is where families get tripped up — and an overage turns into a "non-qualified" distribution that gets taxed and...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington25 Aug 2026
Student loan rates have are getting even more competitive as peak back to school season starts. As of August 25, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 1.94% APR and...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington25 Aug 2026
The Common App logged 10,786,782 first-year applications in the 2025-26 season, a 6% jump and the largest volume in the platform’s 50-year history.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington25 Aug 2026
Paying for college and graduate school runs through private lenders more than it used to. Federal borrowing limits tightened sharply on July 1, 2026, when Grad PLUS loans went away and Parent PLUS...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24 Aug 2026
Key Points - The $1,700 Education Freedom Tax Credit takes effect on January 1, 2027. - About 51.7 million kids (92% of school-age children) meet the income test.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24 Aug 2026
High-yield savings account rates held steady and even increased going into August. With the Fed holding rates steady, banks are using this opportunity to capture savers.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24 Aug 2026
For the first time since the 2019-20 admissions cycle, more Common App applicants submitted a standardized test score than didn’t.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington24 Aug 2026
Key Points - Borrowers who reach 120 qualifying payments under PSLF may see a green banner on StudentAid.gov confirming they’ve met program requirements.
The College Investorby Miranda Marquit23 Aug 2026
Getting into and paying for college can feel like daunting tasks, especially in today’s competitive environment.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington22 Aug 2026
A coalition of higher education associations and labor unions is asking a federal judge to throw out the Trump administration’s rule ending “duration of status” for international students, exchange...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington21 Aug 2026
Key Points - Two unrelated problems are hitting Public Service Loan Forgiveness borrowers at once: July and August payments that haven’t posted yet, and the Education Department is rescinding...
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