Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...
A spokesperson for the federal Department of Education said the agency will send the first notices to defaulted borrowers in ...
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jeffries spoke ...
Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...
A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...
Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference as the government shutdown continues in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025. Schumer ultimately ...
Federal student loans offer forgiveness options, while private loans close funding gaps Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side covering auto ...
If the U.S. government sells your student loan to the private market, would you even notice? That’s a question 45 million federal student loan borrowers may be asking. The Trump administration is ...