A government shutdown on Wednesday could have the potential to disrupt a multitude of federal activities — but people with student loans are expected to continue making their repayments, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Student loan advocates and borrower protection groups across the country have spent much of the last five months preparing for a series of big changes Congress laid out regarding the student loan ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says ...

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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 ...

Borrowers who have defaulted on federal student loans are being warned to prepare for the return of wage garnishment in 2026, ...

EU students now owe the UK more than £5billion in outstanding university loans, figures show. The latest data published by the Student Loans Company reveals the total amount of student debt by EU ...