The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

The success rate for student loan borrowers who attempt to discharge their debt in bankruptcy has "jumped" to 87% in recent years, a new study finds. Still, few people pursue the option because of a ...

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

The Education Department announced a long-delayed expansion of a key repayment plan for student loans this week, paving the ...

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

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Millions of Americans who fell behind on federal student loans during the pandemic-era pause are about to feel the ...

For the fall school term, you should apply for private student loans between May and July. Give yourself about two months for processing ahead of tuition payment deadlines, which are typically in ...

President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending megabill could alter aspects of K-12 and higher education in the coming years, according to education advocates on both sides of the aisle. After a ...