The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default ...

NEW YORK – Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon prepares to do a live TV interview with Fox News outside of the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of ...

For decades, higher education has been sold as the golden ticket to success in the United States but behind the promise of college degrees lies a staggering reality: the US student loan crisis has ...

Federal student loans die with you, but private loans can continue to live on. Cosigners and spouses could potentially be responsible for private loans after the primary borrower's death. Many major ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. Borrowers are contending with an ever-changing landscape of ...

Current outstanding student loan debt in the United States is now over $1.7 trillion. An estimated 43 million American adults have student loan debt. To put these numbers in context, the estimated ...

If the U.S. government sells your student loan to the private market, would you even notice? That’s a question 45 million federal student loan borrowers may be asking. The Trump administration is ...

Student-loan forbearance offered many borrowers relief - but the resumption of payments is putting an additional strain on those with car loans Since federal student-loan repayment resumed, ...

In July 2026, federal Grad PLUS loans will be eliminated and caps placed on the amount that can be borrowed for professional degrees through other federal loan programs. Private student loans can fill ...