Key Takeaways Americans owe $1.66 trillion in student loan debt, but the average per-borrower balance varies dramatically by state.Even as total student debt has climbed, the average balance per ...

After a court declined to approve Trump's settlement to eliminate the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, borrowers filed a lawsuit calling for relief.

Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to ...

Millions must soon choose a new student loan repayment plan.

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

Student loan forgiveness was about to peter out. But a brand new legal development could lead to the opposite outcome – an acceleration in discharges for student loans.

Payment shock from the end of pandemic loan protections, plan adjustments and higher living costs could push millions of federal student loan borrowers into default. Federal student loan default, ...

Some American student loan borrowers face an important deadline if they want their loan forgiveness to be processed and avoid major financial penalties. People enrolled in the SAVE play who already ...

Student loan borrowers know better than most: Debt is a dream killer. For many of these borrowers, it’s a juggle between paying down their education debt and saving for future milestones, including ...

The Trump administration identified more than 40,000 borrowers eligible for federal student loan relief in January, a recent court filing shows.

Starting this year, borrowers who get their federal student loans forgiven could face big tax bills. The new rule will apply to those in income-driven repayment plans, which limit monthly payments to ...

More than 800,000 federal student loan holders remain stuck in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan or debt forgiveness, a new court filing shows. The challenges accessing income ...