Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government shut down on October 1. Student-loan borrowers are still required to make payments during a shutdown. Negotiations ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference as the government shutdown continues in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025. Schumer ultimately ...

As the government shutdown nears the three-week mark, federal student loan borrowers who can't get help with their accounts at the Education Department have other options. Borrowers can get assistance ...

There are many questions that come up during a government shutdown and one may be about what will happen to student loans. When it comes to your student loan payments that are due, those still have to ...

New data offers further confirmation of a crisis in the U.S. student loan portfolio, in which too many borrowers are not ...

Federal workers caught in the latest round of layoffs by the Trump administration may lose certain student loan benefits. However, there are options available that allow borrowers to pause their ...

The Education Department will start sending out notices to about 1000 borrowers beginning the week of January 7th, with more notices set to go out each month after that. Right now, millions of student ...