Student borrowers are under intense pressure to pay down debt quickly, yet a surprising number end up sending in more than ...

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Student loan borrowers who haven't paid their debt now face seeing their wages garnished, Social Security benefits reduced, and more as debt collection resumes in 2025. A five-year break that began as ...

Many federal student loans have 10-year repayment terms, but paying off your loans early might save you money Written By Written by Loans Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jessica Ullrich is Deputy Editor at ...

If you’re one of the millions of borrowers with student loans under the SAVE repayment plan, a major policy shift is coming on August 1. You don’t have to resume payments just yet, but that doesn’t ...

A Republican congressman is leading a new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would give married student loan borrowers a larger tax deduction on their loans. More than 42 million ...

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After a pandemic-era pause, repayments on defaulted student loans restarted last month. Many borrowers are running into barriers. Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...

The Department of Education completed a key step last week in implementing new regulations governing student loans. This will ultimately bring major changes to loan disbursement, repayment, and ...

WASHINGTON — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said ...