Defaulted Student Loan Wage Garnishments Return, Prompting Bipartisan Congressional Protection Bill. Benson, United States – ...

Debts, delinquencies, and defaults are pushing millions to the financial edge and threatening the country's economic ...

Key Points ・Defaulting on federal student loans carries heavy financial consequences and is more expensive than simply ...

With nearly 12 million borrowers behind on their federal student loans, there is a coming tidal wave of loan defaults.

Starting next week, the Education Department said student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers nationwide are in default on their federal student ...

Key Points ・New federal data show nearly 12 million borrowers are now delinquent or in default, more than one-quarter of the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — If you’re struggling with student loans, you’re not alone. More borrowers are missing payments, and confusion about overdue dates isn’t helping. On top of that, ...

The Education Department recently wrapped up talks over how to change the student loan system. Here’s what borrowers should know about what’s ahead.

People leave the Student Center building on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Ankeny campus of Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. With pauses in required student loan repayment ending, ...

After years of changes to repayment options, borrowers are struggling to stay on top of their loans A relatively small share of student-loan borrowers are making their payments on time, while many ...

New data shows a growing problem with federal student loans. Millions of borrowers are at risk, at serious risk, of defaulting. NPR's Cory Turner explains. CORY TURNER, BYLINE: Every three months, the ...

Five million student loan borrowers already faced default penalties in May. Those borrowers were in default prior to the pandemic. As a result, a total of 10 million borrowers — about one in four — ...