What is the effect when a half-million debt-burdened debtors seeking relief receive a “no” response each month? At the end of August 2023, the U.S. Department of Education denied 327,955 applications ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on April 21 that the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart its student debt collections on May 5. The announcement marks the first time in five ...

By law, the feds can seize up to 15% of a borrower’s disposable pay if they have defaulted on federal student loans — without ...

Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. Here are some of their stories, from Consumer Reports' special ...

A 59-year-old Virginia woman with 3 degrees and $258K in student debt got this advice from Dave Ramsey This article adheres ...

The new data raises serious questions about the Education Department’s ability to process student loan forgiveness and ...

Congressional Republicans are quietly working toward one of the most consequential overhauls in the history of the federal student loan program – one that would affect the lives of millions of ...

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