The Education Department is planning to streamline the process for defaulted student-loan borrowers to get help with ...

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For most of the past decade, the smartest thing many federal student loan borrowers could do was wait — whether that meant waiting for a payment pause to be extended, waiting for a forgiveness program ...

If you’ve got federal student loans, there are some big changes you need to know about. Interest has started up again for millions of borrowers, and for many, the first step is figuring out where ...

Note that the situation for student loans has changed due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and relief efforts from the government, student loan lenders and others. Check out our Student Loan ...

Student loan delinquencies are rising as pandemic-era protections expire. Borrowers with new student loan delinquencies see an average FICO score drop of 62 points. A lower credit score can affect ...

Student loan borrowers, the government is coming for your paycheck. As initially reported by The Washington Post and other media outlets earlier this week, the Education Department plans on initiating ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jeffries spoke ...

Since the end of the student loan payment pause, navigating repayment for borrowers in income-driven repayment (IDR) plans has been exceptionally difficult. About 13 million borrowers—roughly 39 ...

Federal student loan laws are changing in 2026, with new limits on how much some parents and students can borrow. The caps are expected to push more borrowers to private student loans for college ...

The Federal Bank of New York just released a new report that claims one in five-or 18%-of student loan borrowers over the age of 50 have "serious delinquency" when it comes to their bills, often ...