The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump's administration to work through a student-loan forgiveness backlog. Since Trump took office, his Department of Education has been processing a slew of ...

When I started at the Department of Education in the 1990s, student loans were a popular middle-class benefit. College affordability was rarely front-page news. Our dingy offices, a converted World ...

Gabrielle Perry borrowed $137,000 to earn her master's degree in public health and become an epidemiologist. Her career of choice allowed her to secure a high-paying job in New Orleans, and she's on ...

The head of the Education Department pledged Saturday to keep "moving full speed ahead" on plans to implement President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, coming a day after a federal appeals ...

Advocates and lawmakers are warning that recent legislative changes could result in substantial financial penalties for student loan forgiveness.

After months of uncertainty, some federal student loan borrowers will soon have their debt canceled. But there’s a hook: You must be enrolled in a very specific program and have made sufficient ...

Mississippi has the most student loan debt in the U.S. this year. States in a new WalletHub report were ranked using criteria like average student debt and work opportunities. The nation’s student ...

When I was in college, getting student aid felt like free money – who doesn’t love getting free stuff? My wife and I were newly married and finishing our degrees. We were busy waiting tables and ...

In 2020, the federal government paused collections efforts on defaulted federal student loans, part of pandemic relief efforts. While Congress said payments would start again in 2023, the pause ...

Millions of student loan holders may see their paychecks garnished to recover their defaulted debts this month. According to a report by credit bureau TransUnion, some 1 million borrowers will enter ...

The Department of Education is working through a backlog of income-driven repayment applications. Advocates are urging quick processing before borrowers face new taxes on student-loan forgiveness next ...

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