If you've been ignoring your student loans, it's time to pay attention. The Department of Education is sending defaulted ...

Student loan default doesn’t mean your credit is ruined for life. While missed payments and a default will show up on your credit report and certainly do decrease your credit score, there are steps ...

Your options to avoid collections when your student loans are in default.

Taking out a student loan remains a voluntary action. No shadowy figures in trench coats force teenagers into signing ...

The Department of Education said it will resume collections on defaulted loans in the federal student loan portfolio, which ...

The Trump administration and Congress have taken a series of actions that could greatly affect federal student loan borrowers ...

Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans has officially resumed. Here’s who’s at risk, how it works, and what borrowers ...

Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a ...

Whatever shall we do to address the “looming tsunami” of student loan repayment issues. Let me say it again for the folks in the back: If you took out a student loan for college, you should ...