A personal loan is in default if you fail to make a scheduled payment on time. Reaching out to your lender early can help you avoid serious damage to your credit score and even legal action. Debt ...

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Your options to avoid collections when your student loans are in default Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. Collections ...

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

NEW YORK — 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 student ...

(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 ...

Student loan default can have serious consequences, including wage garnishment, loss of tax refunds and a big hit to your credit Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a ...

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 ...