TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus, found that one in five student loan borrowers are at risk of defaulting.

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Millions of borrowers who are late on their payments may see their credit scores plummet as collection activity on federal ...

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Credit scores are a "lagging indicator of credit health" and could drop further as more borrowers fall behind on payments, the report ... your student loans have been placed in general forbearance ...

But what does all this mean for your credit ... or forbearance, this will still result in a negative entry on their credit reports. How long does student loan debt stay on your credit report?

When you default on your student loans, your debt is transferred out of the normal repayment servicing system. It enters “into what’s almost like the ‘bizarro land’ of the repayment system,” says ...