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

Student loan borrowers spent years hearing that relief was finally on the way, only to discover that the clean slate they ...

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

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.

Thousands of student loan borrowers are likely to see their wages garnished in a matter of days as the Trump administration ...

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

The Department of Education confirmed Tuesday that the Trump administration will begin garnishing the wages of defaulted ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Student loan borrowers stage a Sit-In on Capitol Hill at the office of U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to urge him to stop trying to block student debt ...

The former Biden administration's SAVE student loan plan faces further setback from the U.S. Court of Appeals. A U.S. appeals court has delivered another blow to the SAVE plan—an income-driven student ...

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

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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 ...