While repayment terms for a student loan are typically set at 10 years, it takes, on average, 20 years to pay the loan off.

Millions of Americans could see their student loans erased faster than expected as the US government accelerates ...

4. Pay extra on the loan. If you get extra income through a second job, a bonus or tax returns, consider putting that toward ...

After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers with defaulted loans are poised ...

There are more than 43 million borrowers in the U.S. with an outstanding student loan. A big part of paying this money back ...

If your loans are in default and you received a letter that your account will be transferred to collections, here's what to do. Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus ...

More than 5 million student loan borrowers in default may have a portion of their paychecks withheld. On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced that nearly 195,000 student loan ...

(NerdWallet) – After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers with defaulted ...