The Education Department indicated this week that student loan forgiveness approvals may surge during the second half of ...

Student loans could change fast as Trump’s Treasury takes over. Treasury now controls $1.7 trillion in federal debt. Around 9 million borrowers already face potential wage and tax refund seizures.

Key Points ・The Department of Education’s IDR application backlog fell to 576,609 as of February 28, 2026 — the lowest level reported since court-ordered tracking began. ・For the second consecutive ...

You may be surprised to see that your student loan balance is higher than the amount you originally borrowed, even if you've ...

The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new ...

In an ominous sign for student loan borrowers, the Education Department published new data indicating that backlogs for ...

As the Federal student aid portfolio soars to nearly $1.7 trillion and with nearly a quarter of student loan borrowers in default, Americans know that the Department of Educati ...

Since 2005, student loan debt has increased by more than tenfold, growing from roughly $160 billion to over $1.7 trillion currently. During his term, President Biden forgave approximately $188 billion ...

Nearly 25% of student loan borrowers with a payment due are now behind, compared with around 9% in 2019, according to a report published Friday by The Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank.

Starting in 2026, more student and parent borrowers are expected to turn to private lenders to fill student loan financing gaps due to caps on federal loans. Private student loans don't have some key ...

Student loan borrowers who were steered into a forbearance by Navient in 2017 or earlier may soon get a check in the mail, stemming from a settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...