It’s a new year for student loans, and big changes are happening that will impact millions of borrowers across the country.

A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

President Trump plans on ringing in the New Year by garnishing the wages of over 5 million student debtors currently in ...

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

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.

Federal student borrowers are among those concerned after both chambers of Congress passed President Donald Trump’s mega spending bill. Following a full day of negotiations July 3 and a 218-214 House ...

Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers, according to a recent ...

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

Millions of student loan borrowers may be facing a financial bind as the U.S. Department of Education resumes collecting on school loans. The restart of collections comes as data from a recent ...

Starting in January, the Trump administration says it will garnish the wages of student loan borrowers who haven’t been able to make their payments for at least nine months. “It’s cruel and hostile to ...