It’s been a confusing time for people with student loans. Collections restarted, then were put on hold. At the same time, borrowers had to stay on top ...

Current borrowers can voluntarily switch to the new Repayment Assistance Plan. "Reach out to your student loan provider and ...

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

By July 1, 2028, the income-driven repayment world as we know it will have changed dramatically. Popular plans like SAVE, PAYE, and ICR will be gone, and borrowers will have a much leaner menu. Those ...

The department opened a public comment period for “Reimagining and Improving Student Education,” a plan outlining details ...

Millions of federal student loan borrowers are behind on their student loans and facing a "default cliff." If you have been paying back your loans, there's one additional benefit beyond keeping ...

Your student loan becomes delinquent as soon as you miss a payment, and the consequences become more serious the longer your loan remains delinquent. Delinquency can result in negative credit ...

Pandemic-era federal student loan protections have expired, and millions of borrowers who haven’t resumed payments are facing default. At the same time, borrowers are dealing with repayment plan ...

Here’s what student loan borrowers should know about the July 1, 2026 cutoff, and what you should do to avoid restricting ...

Obtaining student loan forgiveness can feel like pure relief — but there may be some fine print to that forgiveness. As of Jan. 1, 2026, following the expiration of a Biden-era provision that made ...

More than 170,000 Illinois residents are behind on student loan payments and at risk of having their wages garnished as the Trump administration plans to restart collections on federal loans in ...

What's happening with a generation feeling burned out by the 'broken promise' of the American dream Some millennials going through a career crisis say they have "given up." Christopher Drake, 39, has ...