New research suggests a significant number of Americans with student loan debt are not able to make payments, did not know ...

The change affects more than 5 million Americans who were in default before or during the freeze and could now face ...

Starting Monday, student loan borrowers who find themselves in default will face government-backed involuntary collections, ...

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

Borrower defense helps discharge student loans if your school engaged in misconduct. See if you're eligible and how to apply.

Once you've maxed out federal financial aid to help finance your higher education, private student loans can help you cover the rest. They can be used for all types of educational expenses like ...

Advocates says Trump's abrupt departure from Biden-era policies will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers and widen the ...

Last month, the Department of Education announced it will resume collecting on defaulted student loans. It hadn’t done so ...

Borrowers in default must ask their loan servicer to be placed into such a program. Typically, servicers ask for proof of income and expenses to calculate a payment amount. Once a borrower has paid on ...

Rebecca is a freelance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. A certified student loan counselor, she has written extensively on student loan debt and higher education. Rebecca has ...

Jana Heartwood owes more than $40,000 in student loan debt. She says when payments resumed last year, she was not notified and is now struggling to get answers from her loan servicer.

Student loan refinancing means taking out a new loan to pay off your existing ones. Your refinance loan will have new terms and ideally a lower interest rate. Refinancing federal student loans ...