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

The resumption of federal student loan collection efforts has created a financial crisis affecting millions of American borrowers, with only 38% maintaining current payment status as of late April.

If you have student loans, you've likely noticed just how much the rules around forgiveness have changed lately. From the restart of previously paused payments to sweeping overhauls of repayment plans ...

Federal student loans have been upended by litigation and legislation. Here’s what you need to know to repay your loans, avoid tax bombs and more. By Tara Siegel Bernard The student loan landscape has ...

Wage seizures on defaulted federal student loans are about to move from abstract policy debate to concrete line items on pay ...

The Department of Education denied 327,955 borrower requests solely in August, according to a December 15 court filing.

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