Considering student loans? Here’s how borrowers paid theirs off in less than a decade

Paying off a hefty student loan debt without help almost always requires a six-figure salary or a second job and favorable ...

The year of sweeping student-loan changes — with more to come

From paused student-loan repayment plans to new debt relief limits, 2026 brought critical changes to borrowers. There's a lot ...

Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers will enter the new year still waiting to get their cheaper payments and debt relief approved

A recent update from the Department of Education said that just 170 student-loan borrowers received income-driven repayment ...

As Student Loan Delinquencies And Defaults Accelerate, Government To Garnish Wages

Student loan debt hits $1.65T, defaults rise, and wage garnishments loom—learn key impacts on consumer credit and how to ...

Federal student loans are changing. Here's what to expect in 2026

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 ...

2 Ways To Get Out of Student Loan Default Before Your Wages Get Garnished

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

Wage garnishment for student loans returns under Trump in 2026

If you have defaulted on your student loans, the Trump administration said it will begin garnishing wages again in 2026.

Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...