For student loan borrowers, relief is finally here – on Oct. 17, the Department of Education launched its student loan ...

If forgiveness is implemented or the litigation is resolved, borrowers will have 60 days after that before their payments ...

Student loan borrowers suffered a defeat this week after a federal court dismissed an appeal challenging stricter standards ...

Changes to the U.S. Department of Education's income-driven repayment plans will impact many student loan borrowers' ...

Some teachers would be able to shave at least five years off their student loan forgiveness timeline under a bill introduced ...

A new House bill would change how student loan forgiveness credits are calculated for borrowers who lose their jobs, potentially allowing months of unemployment to count toward loan forgiveness even ...

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end a student loan debt forgiveness program used by millions of Americans. The feds said Dec. 9 that they had reached a proposed court settlement to kill the ...

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The resumption of student loan payments in late 2023 -- after a three-year hiatus that started during the COVID-19 pandemic -- has affected millions of borrowers. In the years since, borrowers have ...