Discover how borrower defense helps defrauded students gain federal loan forgiveness. Learn eligibility criteria and ...

Federal Reserve regulations are rules put in place by the Federal Reserve Board to regulate the practices of the banking ...

The Trump administration is moving to rein in how much students can take out in federal loans and to hold universities more ...

The U.S. Department of Education has completed the final round of regulatory discussions to implement major higher education ...

Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen had the highest student loan default rate of any college in Washington state — with 21.4% of ...

Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that ...

For borrowers with federal student debt, the risk that a chunk of each paycheck could suddenly vanish is no longer ...

The federal government will resume withholding money from people’s paychecks in January for the first time since the pandemic ...

If you have federal student loans, major changes to repayment plans are on the horizon. Beginning July 1, 2026, new federal ...

Learn how Social Security benefits can be garnished for unpaid debts and understand the protections available for retirees.

A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

The first change applies to students attending less than full time. Until now, part-time students have had the same loan maximums as full-time students. Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, though, ...