The stock market's wild ride is having an impact on families who use a 529 college savings account, a tax-free way for parents to save for educational expenses. There are 17 million active 529 ...

College is not cheap. And as the price of attending a four-year university keeps increasing each year, parents and caregivers are getting more creative on how to finance such a big expense. One ...

My parents seemed surprised that in September 1986, my first day of New York University had arrived; nobody had saved even a token amount for college. There was some scrapping and scraping; what ...

When a New Jersey family struggles to claim money from an old college savings plan, they called 7 On Your Side.

CalKIDS is providing every child born after July 2022 with a personal savings account already opened in their name. Totaling ...

There’s a new rule in place that makes 529 plans an even more attractive way to save for your child’s education. As of last ...

The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) has restored the START college savings program after a cyber incident, and all accounts are secure and being monitored by LOSFA, the Board ...

A college education can be a costly undertaking. College Board data shows that four-year college students spent around $35,000 a year in tuition, housing, and other expenses at private nonprofit ...

State Treasurer David McRae announced the new payment methods for the Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) plan this ...

Every child born in California on or after July 1, 2022, is eligible for a CalKIDS scholarship account, and families can get ...

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – College savings accounts will be opened for thousands of Newark kindergartners this year, officials announced Wednesday. Accounts will be gifted to 3,000 incoming kindergarten ...

The University of Florida ranked No. 1 overall among the nation's "prominent" public and private colleges, according to the ...