Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

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

Faces of Student Loan Debt

Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. Here are some of their stories, from Consumer Reports' special ...

Education Department To Limit Student Loan Forgiveness For 10 Years Under Agreement

Buried in the SAVE plan settlement is a provision that could place major restrictions on the Education Department's ability ...

Student-loan borrowers with higher incomes are now eligible for cheaper payments and debt relief

Trump's Department of Education completed its update to income-based repayment plans, expanding access to borrowers with ...

They’re in their 60s and still paying off student loans. College debt in America now lasts a lifetime.

I just keep hoping that it will just magically go away or I’ll just die”: A growing feature of the nation’s $1.7 trillion ...

Student loan borrowers in default may soon see their wages garnished

About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.

Student-loan borrowers in public service risk losing access to a major loan forgiveness program in the new year

The Trump administration's final rule on limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026.