Is wage garnishment ever better than repayment for federal student loans? This question is about wage garnishment for student loan debt. Short answer: no. For nearly every federal student loan ...

New federal student loan borrowing caps are expected to result in more students turning to private lenders to cover college ...

After being told for years to consolidate federal student loans, we are now entering a period during which federal student ...

The elimination of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan could lead more borrowers into default, the New York Federal Reserve said.

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 ...

Borrowers could see more aggressive debt collection as well as delays and confusion during the transition, experts say.

The U.S. Department of Education will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default next month, the agency confirmed this week. After a yearslong pause due to the pandemic, a ...

Student loan defaults are showing up on consumers' credit reports for the first time since the Covid pandemic, a new blog by the New York Fed shows.

The Department of Education has now lifted pandemic‑era protections that had shielded borrowers from the harshest consequences.

Between their credit card balances, mortgages, auto loans, home equity lines of credit and student debt, Americans owe a record $18.2 trillion, according to a new quarterly report on household debt ...