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

Twin sisters Kaytlyn and Ashlyn Triplett are students at Augustana University. The are using federal student loans to finance ...

Trump’s “ Big Beautiful Bill ” has changed the amount graduate students can borrow from federal student loans. Graduate students could previously borrow loans up to the cost of their degree; the new ...

For the first time since 2020, the federal government has begun notifying defaulted borrowers their wages and tax returns ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- With 2026 on the horizon, student loan borrowers are facing uncertainty about how much they will be paying for their loans in the new year. Earlier this month, the Trump ...

During the government shutdown, federal student loan borrowers should still be able to apply for a new repayment plan or speak with customer service. "We're not really impacted at the moment," said ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Education Department posted a long-awaited update on student ...

More than a third of student loan borrowers say it's more challenging to meet health-care expenses because of their education debt, and 52% of respondents say they've saved less for retirement, new ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (L) speaks during a White House press briefing with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (R) on November 20, 2025 in ...

Americans whose student loans are in default could have their wages garnished in the new year, as the Trump administration resumes efforts to collect payments that were paused during the pandemic. The ...

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