The Education Department may start accelerating student loan forgiveness processing in February. The update may be good news ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS College students who take out federal loans will have two new repayment options, both of which were created ...

Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten repayment options this year. Experts say take action now to get help.

The nine companies and organizations tasked with servicing the accounts of the nation's 30 million student loan borrowers repeatedly failed to do their jobs properly over a period of years and their ...

Starting in 2026, student loan forgiveness will be taxable at the federal level. This could cost the average borrower ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. UNITED STATES - JUNE 14: Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Do companies that service student loans make more money when they provide less service? The federal government’s consumer watchdog wants to see what changes can be made to help the ...

The Department of Education has contracted with several new companies to service federal student loans while discontinuing its relationship with some existing loan servicers. (iStock) The U.S.

During the government shutdown, federal student loan borrowers should still be able to apply for a new repayment plan or speak with customer service. "We're not really impacted at the moment," said ...

If you have federal student loans, you may have received a notification that your loans are being transferred to a new loan servicer. Navient, one of the largest federal loan servicers, ended its ...