Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit ...

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President Trump's order to close the Department of Education included the move of student loans to the Small Business ...

The Education Department announced public hearings to revamp key student-debt relief programs. The department said it would examine limiting eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

The plan comes amid escalating concerns about loan defaults, with more than 9 million Americans behind on their payments ...

Borrowers can apply for income-driven repayment plans again, but servicers aren’t yet permitted to process these applications. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

The Trump administration is taking the first step toward putting its own stamp on income-driven repayment, a suite of affordable repayment plans for student-loan borrowers. Officials announced ...

They're talking about the fact that 8 million federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the courts to decide if their repayment plan is legal at the same time another 9 million are late on their ...

A new student loan delinquency can cause a borrower’s credit score to drop more than 150 points, the Fed warns.

With repayment plans on hold and recertification stalled, borrowers face delays, rising costs and uncertainty.

Thousands of Americans with federal student loans who did not resume payments after COVID-19-era loan repayment pauses ended a year and a half ago could now see their credit scores hurt, the ...