Student-loan borrowers will begin to see the effects of Trump's changes to repayment and borrowing in July 2026.

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like ...

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

Some American student loan borrowers face an important deadline if they want their loan forgiveness to be processed and avoid ...

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

The Education Department announced a long-delayed expansion of a key repayment plan for student loans this week, paving the ...

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

Student loan borrowers in default may undergo wage garnishment when the Trump administration unpauses the process in 2026.

The Trump administration plans to start garnishing wages from defaulted student loan borrowers beginning in January, with the ...

For the fall school term, you should apply for private student loans between May and July. Give yourself about two months for processing ahead of tuition payment deadlines, which are typically in ...