The best student loans for bad or no credit Most students haven't had time to build a credit history. These lenders can help. Updated Fri, Jul 4 2025. Jasmin Suknanan Reporter, CNBC Select.

Installment loans give you something even more valuable than money: Time. Borrowers receive a lump sum of cash and repay the debt in regular, scheduled installments. If you have bad credit, though ...

The Blueprint. Over 2 million borrowers saw credit scores drop 100+ points in early 2025.; Student loans reported delinquent after 90 days of non-payment.; Biden’s pandemic pause ended in ...

The reprieve is over. The pandemic-related breathing room from student-loan payments is done, and the financial reality of repayment has returned for millions of borrowers.

Like any form of debt, student loans have the potential to affect your credit either positively or negatively. Many Americans ...

A new book shows how federal higher education funding's high ideals often ran aground. But there are solutions to the crisis.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt ...