The US economy is extremely fragile right now and could tip into a recession within months, according to a new model

Tech Insider : Economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Parents who took on student loans for their kids are facing 'a grim reality' as payments resume because they're not included in Biden's new plan to make monthly bills cheaper, the NAACP says

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics
Student Loan Borrowers And Advocates Gather For The People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief
Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People's Rally to Cancel Student Deb

Why paying off your student loans won't get easier anytime soon

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Animation of a person wading through student debt

Hunter French for Insider

Greg Ogden, a 65-year-old therapist with a $25,000 student-loan balance, never anticipated he would still be paying off today the loans he took out in 1993.

An overlooked group of borrowers will be hit hard as student loan repayments resume, former Fed economist says

Tech Insider

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

Student loan payments resume in a matter of days. Here's what to do if you're stressing over the expense.

Tech Insider

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

It's about to become much harder for young people to buy a home as student-loan repayments resume

Tech Insider
A person writing a student loan protest sign
Student loan repayments will resume on October 1, 2023.

Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

I paid off $65,000 in student loans. It took 8 years, but life is so much better without them.

Tech Insider

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
boomers interest rates housing
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

(Left) Reuters, (Right) Getty Images

10 years ago I signed a student-loan agreement without reading it, and now I'm afraid I'll never own a home

Tech Insider

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

Taylor Swift helped lift the US economy this summer with her Eras Tour — she can't get back to the states soon enough

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Taylor Swift looks back
The Summer of Taylor Swift is over for Swifties and the US economy.

Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images

Subscribe to student-loans