The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

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 ...

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.

The Education Department announced a long-delayed expansion of a key repayment plan for student loans this week, paving the ...

The Trump administration plans to start garnishing wages from defaulted student loan borrowers beginning in January, with the ...

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.

A recent update from the Department of Education said that just 170 student-loan borrowers received income-driven repayment ...

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For the fall school term, you should apply for private student loans between May and July. Give yourself about two months for processing ahead of tuition payment deadlines, which are typically in ...

A new study shows US student loan borrowers are far more successful in bankruptcy than widely believed, with an 87% discharge ...