student loans

Is Student Loan Debt a Ladder Up or a Weight Down?

Is Student Loan Debt a Ladder Up or a Weight Down?
Is Student Loan Debt a Ladder Up or a Weight Down?
August 15, 2025  |  Loans

It was Aristotle who said: “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” It could be a headline for the latest paycheck-to-paycheck...

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Two-Thirds of Borrowers Are Not Repaying Their Student Loans
Two-Thirds of Borrowers Are Not Repaying Their Student Loans
August 11, 2025  |  Loans

Only one-third of the Americans receiving student loan bills are paying them. So said Bloomberg in a report published Monday (Aug. 11), which cited an April...

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Spending Dips 13% As Gen Z Makes Saving ‘Cool’
Spending Dips 13% As Gen Z Makes Saving ‘Cool’
June 25, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

For younger Americans in the Generation Z cohort, spending is out, while saving is reportedly in. That’s according to a report Tuesday (June 24) by...

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Borrower Credit Scores Plunge Following Student Loan Delinquencies
Borrower Credit Scores Plunge Following Student Loan Delinquencies
May 25, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

Millions of borrowers have reportedly seen their credit scores plummet because of delinquent student loans. Credit scores fell by more than 100 points for 2.2...

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Trump Administration to Begin Student Loan Collections
Trump Administration to Begin Student Loan Collections
May 05, 2025  |  Loans

The Trump administration plans to put millions of defaulted federal student loan borrowers into collections starting Monday (May 5). This action threatens the confiscation of...

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Student Loan Defaults Could Reduce Consumer Spending by $63 Billion
Student Loan Defaults Could Reduce Consumer Spending by $63 Billion
May 02, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

Rising student loan defaults could reduce consumer spending by as much as $63 billion a year, according to Bloomberg Economics. After five years of there being...

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GOP Student Loan Overhaul Puts Limits on Borrowing
GOP Student Loan Overhaul Puts Limits on Borrowing
April 29, 2025  |  Debt

House Republicans have introduced their plan to overhaul the U.S. student loan system. The measure, introduced Monday (April 29) by members of the House Education...

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Bilt Extends Rewards Program to Student Housing and Student Loans
Bilt Extends Rewards Program to Student Housing and Student Loans
April 23, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Bilt Rewards now enables students to earn rewards on their student housing payments and redeem their rewards toward student loan payments. The first of these...

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