More than seven million borrowers may soon see student loan payments skyrocket as the Education Department implements a ...

Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that ...

After being paused for 7.6 million borrowers under President Biden’s SAVE plan (Saving on A Valuable Education), the Trump ...

The Saving for a Valuable Education plan is ending and the borrowers on it will have to move to another repayment plan and resume payments. These borrowers' payments are likely to be higher compared ...

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South ...

With the government shut down, many may be wondering whether they still have to make payments on their student loans. The Department of Education says yes. The U.S. Department of Education says many ...

Fewer people with federal student loans are making payments on their debt. Around 10.3 million borrowers were enrolled in a payment pause known as a forbearance in the third quarter of 2025, up from ...

TAX REFUND. THE NUMBERS ARE CONCERNING. NEARLY 6 MILLION AMERICANS ARE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS BEHIND ON THEIR FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM TRANSUNION AND THE FEDERAL ...

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For most federal student loans, default status starts after 270 days—about nine months—of nonpayment. Once a loan is in ...

It may be possible to use personal loans to pay off student loans, though not all lenders allow this. Refinancing federal student loans to a personal loan eliminates access to income-driven repayment ...