Student loan debt hits $1.65T, defaults rise, and wage garnishments loom—learn key impacts on consumer credit and how to ...

Millions are at risk of student loan default as collections intensify. Discover essential steps to avoid harsh consequences.

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

From paused student-loan repayment plans to new debt relief limits, 2026 brought critical changes to borrowers. There's a lot ...

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 ...

Wage seizures on defaulted federal student loans are about to move from abstract policy debate to concrete line items on pay ...

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

By law, the feds can seize up to 15% of a borrower’s disposable pay if they have defaulted on federal student loans — without ...

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...

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.

The success rate for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy has "jumped" to 87%, a study finds. But many people still don't pursue the option.

Officials and legislators warn that the recent borrowing limits on student loans could harm students in nursing and other professions.