The resumption of federal student loan collection efforts has created a financial crisis affecting millions of American borrowers, with only 38% maintaining current payment status as of late April.

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The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

First, find out if your loans are in default. From there, you can take steps to enter repayment or prepare for your paycheck to be docked up to 15%. Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and ...

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Rokeya Worthy went online to make her regular monthly student loan payment, not expecting to be blindsided. For years, the 41-year-old marketing professional had faithfully paid her loans to pay back ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. For the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, ...

Millions of student loan borrowers could face a wake-up call Monday as the Department of Education resumes collecting on school loans. The restart of collections comes as data from a recent analysis ...

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