Parents, part-timers and returning borrowers should all be aware of some of these lesser-known changes to federal student ...

Between their credit card balances, mortgages, auto loans, home equity lines of credit and student debt, Americans owe a record $18.2 trillion, according to a new quarterly report on household debt ...

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After years of changes to repayment options, borrowers are struggling to stay on top of their loans A relatively small share of student-loan borrowers are making their payments on time, while many ...

Federal student loan defaults hit 9.2 million in April after the pandemic collection pause ended, with delinquency rates ...

The Education Department announced a 1% student-loan interest-rate deduction for borrowers who enroll in autopay beginning ...

In 2025 the Department of Education announced it would resume involuntary collections, but has put off implementation. Wage garnishment and Treasury offset are measures the government could enact to ...

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KEY TAKEAWAYS Federal student loan borrowers who enroll in autopay between July 1 and Sept. 30 will receive a temporary ...

The delinquency rate for student loan balances spiked after a nearly five-year pause due to the pandemic, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Now, millions of ...