The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

Defaulting on federal student loans, defined as being 270 days past due, can lead to wage garnishment and withheld federal ...

The Department of Education will delay garnishing wages and intercepting federal income tax refunds.

Federal student loan borrowers in default could soon see their wages garnished or Social Security checks withheld after Jan.

The Connecticut Student Loan Ombudsperson is reminding borrowers that the U.S. Department of Education has begun sending out wage garnishment notices.

Application backlogs for IDR plans may be about to get a whole lot worse for borrowers with student loans enrolled in the ...

Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans.

It’s not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would ...

Trump administration delays student loan wage garnishment and tax refund seizures, giving borrowers temporary relief but ...

The Kansas Department of Commerce partners with 95 counties that the state has designated as Rural Opportunity Zones, and it ...

Student loan lenders can offer cash bonuses and promotional offers when you refinance a student loan with them. Many of these offers are unique to The College Investor readers because we've built ...

Student loan rates have held steady over the last week. As of January 27, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.69% APR and variable rates starting as low as 3.28% ...