It’s been a confusing time for people with student loans. While several changes for student loan borrowers will take effect ...

You have options if your student loans are in default and you don't want to wait for collections to resume ...

Kantrowitz estimates that almost 11 million borrowers will be in default by the end of March 2026. By his estimate, some 1.6 ...

New data offers further confirmation of a crisis in the U.S. student loan portfolio, in which too many borrowers are not ...

Millions of Americans hold student debt, and the rise in delinquencies shows that borrowers are struggling to afford repayments.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon explained the U.S. Department of Education's decision to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default — ...

Collection activity on federal student loans has been paused for roughly five years, a remainder of Covid-era policies meant to offer relief to borrowers. The Trump administration's focus on recouping ...

The federal government on Monday will resume collecting defaulted student loan payments from millions of people for the first time since the start of the pandemic, officials said. The Trump ...

If you’re having trouble keeping up with student loan payments, you may have a little more breathing room to find a repayment plan that fits your budget before the Department of Education restarts ...

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 20, 2025. On January 16, 2026, the Education ...

It's uncertain how long the Trump administration's pause on student loan collections will last. In the meantime, experts say, borrowers should move quickly to get current on their debt and to protect ...