The Education Department may start accelerating student loan forgiveness processing in February. The update may be good news ...

Federal student loan repayment rules change in 2026, affecting new borrowers; experts urge borrowers to review loans and ...

Millions of borrowers are set to have their tax refunds seized by the government due to outstanding defaulted federal student ...

The federal government is officially resuming wage garnishment for federal student loans, beginning today, January 7, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Education announced on April 21 that the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart its student debt collections on May 5. The announcement marks the first time in five ...

For borrowers with federal student debt, the risk that a chunk of each paycheck could suddenly vanish is no longer ...

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal ...

Congressional Republicans are quietly working toward one of the most consequential overhauls in the history of the federal student loan program – one that would affect the lives of millions of ...

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