Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, has underscored the risks in ...
Education Dept. cuts are here. What happens now to student loans, FAFSA and IEPs?
Which staff were ousted and where cuts hit hardest, by the numbersStart the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your ...
What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: ‘This will only make things worse,' activist says
President Donald Trump’s administration is downsizing the Department of Education. Some experts say that may cause trouble ...
Federal student aid website crashes after workforce cuts, raising concerns for future aid processing
Adding to concerns, two dozen of the 300 federal employees cut were from Federal Student Aid’s technology division.
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here’s what borrowers should know
The Trump administration’s recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers.
Federal Student Aid site restored after outage disrupts applications
The Federal Student Aid website suffered an outage following the layoff announcement from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Department of Education Cut Its Workforce In Half. How That Will Affect Your Student Loans?
As part of the federal government's plan to gut the Department of Education, the agency cut half of its workforce, which ...
How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights
The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...
'Not their business': Trump mulls major changes to federal student loan office
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has discussed shifting the Federal Student Aid office to an agency outside the ...
List of Student Loan, Aid Programs At Risk if Education Department Cut
Key student loan and aid programs may be eliminated or restructured if Trump follows through with cutting the Department of ...
Ex-CFPB ombudsman’s message to federal student loan borrowers: ‘Demand’ what you’re ‘legally entitled to’
Barnard’s job was to work directly with then-CFPB director, Rohit Chopra, on student loan policy and strategy to address America’s over $1.6 trillion education debt. She was a ...