Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten the options in 2026. Experts say take action now to ...

It’s a new year for student loans, and big changes are happening that will impact millions of borrowers across the country.

Student-loan borrowers will begin to see the effects of Trump's changes to repayment and borrowing in July 2026.

A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

The government plans to seize portions of borrowers' paychecks to the cover defaulted debts. Here's what you should do now to ...

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.

Federal student loan bills are about to look very different as the calendar flips, and the reset will not be a simple return ...

Borrowers ages 50 to 61 have the highest average balance of any age group at $48,203, according to federal data.

Wage garnishment will begin just as enhanced subsidies for ACA health insurance expire. People who are in default on their ...

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 ...

Learn about the different types of graduate student loans.