The Education Department said that it expects the first wave of wage garnishment notices to be sent this week and that ...

Major new updates announced by the Education Department this month could impact millions of Americans with federal student ...

While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

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 ...

A spokesperson for the federal Department of Education said the agency will send the first notices to defaulted borrowers in ...

With student loan payments back, wage garnishment is a real threat for borrowers in default. Learn how it works, who is at ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to support student loan forgiveness on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We, The 45 ...

For most federal student loans, default status starts after 270 days—about nine months—of nonpayment. Once a loan is in ...

Some student loan borrowers may discover an alarming letter in their mailbox in the coming weeks: A notice that the federal government is coming for their paycheck. The Department of Education ...

Are you having problems with your student loans? Struggling to understand a loan servicer’s decision? Confused by the federal government's new repayment plans and wondering what to do? Kelsey Lesco ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...

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