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

Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that ...

The U.S. Department of Education is resuming wage garnishment for borrowers in default on their federal student loans, ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is expiring in 2026. It could put borrowers on the hook for thousands ...

A recent update from the Department of Education said that just 170 student-loan borrowers received income-driven repayment discharges in November.

While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

From paused student-loan repayment plans to new debt relief limits, 2026 brought critical changes to borrowers. There's a lot ...

In 2020, the federal government paused collections efforts on defaulted federal student loans, part of pandemic relief efforts. While Congress said payments would start again in 2023, the pause ...

WASHINGTON -- Millions of student loan borrowers could see up to $20,000 of their debt canceled depending on the outcome of Tuesday's US Supreme Court hearing on President Joe Biden's student loan ...

Student loan borrowers facing wage garnishment can explore multiple options to halt the process and take their debts out of ...

As the Trump administration begins referring defaulted student loan accounts for collections on May 5, advocates for student loan debt relief and cancellation say President Donald Trump’s abrupt ...

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.