New federal student loan borrowing caps are expected to result in more students turning to private lenders to cover college ...

After being told for years to consolidate federal student loans, we are now entering a period during which federal student ...

Borrowers could see more aggressive debt collection as well as delays and confusion during the transition, experts say.

Defaulting on student loans can present an obstacle if you want to go back to school. Student loan default, which occurs after 270 days of missed payments on federal student ...

Roughly 3.6 million student loan borrowers are in default on their federal student loans, with the average age nearing 40, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — If you’re struggling with student loans, you’re not alone. More borrowers are missing payments, and confusion about overdue dates isn’t helping. On top of that, ...

Mass., has triggered an investigation into the Trump administration's transfer of student loan services to the Department of the Treasury, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) letter ...

The Department of Education has now lifted pandemic‑era protections that had shielded borrowers from the harshest consequences.

Older student-loan borrowers have been falling behind since the federal government ended its pandemic-era payment pause.

The U.S. Department of Education will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default next month, the agency confirmed this week. After a yearslong pause due to the pandemic, a ...

Is wage garnishment ever better than repayment for federal student loans? This question is about wage garnishment for student loan debt. Short answer: no. For nearly every federal student loan ...