You have options if your student loans are in default and you don't want to wait for collections to resume ...

CHARLOTTE — More student loan borrowers are missing payments, and confusion about overdue dates isn’t helping. On top of that, interest on SAVE plan loans is back, affecting millions of Americans, but ...

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Millions of Americans are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments. More than 1 in 3 borrowers with federal student loans were at least 30 days late on a payment, as of a June 2025 ...

Individuals who are in default on their student loans could see their wages garnished by the federal government, a significant penalty that also extends to the potential seizure of tax refunds. This ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: People rally in support of student loan forgiveness in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty ...

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Some American student loan borrowers face an important deadline if they want their loan forgiveness to be processed and avoid major financial penalties. People enrolled in the SAVE play who already ...