As the U.S. government shutdown stretches into October 2025, federal student loan borrowers are encountering significant ...

The Trump administration reached an agreement with the American Federation of Teachers to approve student debt forgiveness ...

The Department of Education announced last week that borrowers who have met the qualifying payment count under Income-Based ...

The Department of Education is resuming federal tax-free student loan forgiveness for income-driven repayment borrowers who ...

As of Q3 2025, more than 25% of the over 40 million federal student loan borrowers in the US have put their monthly payments on hold, according to analysis by higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz, ...

Figuring out how to keep up with monthly student loan payments is one of the many challenges for those who have lost their job. Many more people are now facing that headache. Job cuts are on the rise, ...

The Department of Education has shut down but for most former and current college and university students, it's business as usual.

Sometimes, life gets in the way of making your student loan payments. Maybe you have faced an unexpected job loss that shrinks down your budget to the bare essentials. Or perhaps you are going back to ...