A self-styled “anti-bank” poached good customers from the federal loan system. When pandemic relief made that harder, it sued the government.

Fed up with the lack of clear college pricing and other data, these parents hacked the information they needed into usable tools and guides.

Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of Frank, a college financial planning company, was sued by JPMorgan Chase for falsifying customer data.

Watching the banking industry descend into turmoil is unnerving. But unless your financial goals have changed, embrace inaction.

Kentucky passed a law targeting banks and their climate policies. Bankers sued the attorney general. Whose definition of investment risk should prevail?

States are supposed to act in the best interests of citizens and retirees. Divesting from E.S.G. funds and companies like BlackRock that run them may...

Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process. It was a compelling pitch. Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand...

Want to transfer money from a 529 plan to a Roth I.R.A. or get an after-tax employee match in your Roth 401(k)? You may be...

Fairfield has the lowest percentage of Pell Grant recipients of any college in the United States. But was it a choice?

The deadline for spending the money in the health accounts is approaching, and people are stretching the definition of eligible expenses.