The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room.

Beginning July 1, 2026, new federal rules will reshape how student loans are repaid, and experts say borrowers should start preparing now to avoid surprises.

A major student loan servicer is facing accusations of widespread misconduct in a new amended complained filed in federal ...

The U.S. Department of Education to start garnishing the wages of millions of student loan borrowers in default for the first time since 2020.

With the complexity of student loan debt weighing heavily on many, the recent Federal rate cut has prompted borrowers to ...

Federal wage garnishments on defaulted student loans return after 5 years, with major repayment changes and the early end of ...

What families need to know about new limits on student borrowing and benchmarks for universities.

If a balance is present, call the servicer and ask for forbearance — a stay in making payments typically due to hardship — “right now," said Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan ...

A Trump administration proposal to cap student loans could impact the pipeline of nurses, teachers and other professionals in ...

Over 800,000 federal student loan borrowers face lengthy delays for affordable repayment plans and loan forgiveness, with ...

The Education Department is pausing wage garnishment and Treasury offsets for defaulted federal student loan borrowers as it ...

Current outstanding student loan debt in the United States is now over $1.7 trillion. An estimated 43 million American adults have student loan debt. To put these numbers in context, the estimated ...