The federal government is pausing involuntary collections on student loans after previously sending out notices to some in default.

As the January 30, 2026, deadline nears, a partial U.S. government shutdown threatens vital services. Social Security and ...

The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, ...

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, ...

The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

On January 5,  the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by a ...

Republicans say it’s long past time for millions of people to pay down their overdue student debt — a message they are trying ...

Student-loan borrowers are being yanked between promises of relief and threats of harsher collection under President Donald Trump, creating a policy roller coaster that makes long-term planning nearly ...

Squeezed by competing financial demands, the average student loan borrower aged 50 to 61 holds the highest loan balance of ...

The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle ...

Defaulting on federal student loans, defined as being 270 days past due, can lead to wage garnishment and withheld federal ...

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