U.S. Department of Education

Here’s what borrowers need to know about the U.S. Department of Education’s plans to overhaul the student loan system.

Higher-education expert Mark Kantrowitz argues federal student loans could be forgiven via regulatory changes set by the executive branch.

The U.S. Department of Education says it will hold the owners of certain colleges that closed or defrauded students accountable for taxpayer losses.

“Serious delinquency rates for student debt could snap back from historic lows,” wrote Lowell Ricketts of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

After two years of federal student loan payment suspensions, the government expects it will not be easy to get millions of borrowers back into repayment.

Nearly 16,000 student loan borrowers who attended for-profit schools will get their debts cleared, the U.S. Department of Education announced.

The federal government can seize certain payments to satisfy delinquent debts. The U.S. Department of Education suspended the practice until after Nov. 1.

Most borrowers, 62%, say student loan debt negatively affected their mental health, according to the Invest in You Student Loan Survey conducted by Momentive.

Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion

The continued pause of federal student loan debt and interest has led to some confusion and an uptick in scams. How to protect yourself from falling victim.

Many borrowers are finally due to get their student loans excused under the public service loan forgiveness program, after reforms by the Biden administration.

62% of voters support forgiving at least some student loan debt, according to a poll.

“41 million borrowers have benefitted from the extended student loan payment pause, but it expires February 1.”