Here's how to take charge of your student loans as collections processes ramp up and debt relief options narrow.

Over 2.2 million borrowers saw 100+ point credit score drops due to resumed student loan payments. More than 1 million ...

U.S. federal student loan borrowers had a lot of leeway under President Joe Biden. That’s changing under President Donald Trump.

Arising from the ashes of the 2007–2009 financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was designed to ...

Social Security beneficiaries are at risk of receiving a smaller benefit if they’ve fallen behind on their student loans.

Their calls are getting dropped. They're getting bounced around. They're waiting on hold for hours," said Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group ...

Seriously delinquent student loans surged in the first three months of 2025, harming the credit scores of millions of borrowers. Nearly one in four student loan borrowers were behind in their ...

Lofton is an attorney for the Student Borrower Protection Center. “We’re fighting for the administration to keep affordable payment plans available. Unleashing this machinery right now is only ...

They're getting bounced around. They're waiting on hold for hours," said Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group based in Washington ...