With the U.S. government once again forwarding missed student loan payments to collections, millions of Americans are experiencing declines in their credit scores. Last month, the Education Department ...

Like any form of debt, student loans have the potential to affect your credit either positively or negatively. Many Americans have had the latter occur in recent months as student loan payments resume ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Department of Education is cracking down on student loan debt, announcing this week it will resume collecting defaulted federal student loan payments starting May 5. It’ll ...

Graduate students pursuing degrees in nursing, architecture and some other fields may face lower caps on the amount they can ...

(NEXSTAR) — If you haven’t been making payments on your federal student loans, you could soon find yourself sent to collection with your wages garnished following the return of a Department of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal ...

As the cost of tuition, housing and books continues to rise, it's becoming increasingly difficult for many students to pay out of pocket for college. Right now, for example, the average cost of ...