The Fresh Start Program can move your loans out of default and help you qualify for forgiveness options -- but you have to apply by Sep. 30. Rebecca Safier Contributor Rebecca Safier is a personal ...

Student loan borrowers who haven't paid their debt now face seeing their wages garnished, Social Security benefits reduced, and more as debt collection resumes in 2025. A five-year break that began as ...

The Department of Education completed a key step last week in implementing new regulations governing student loans. This will ultimately bring major changes to loan disbursement, repayment, and ...

Only defaulted federal student loans put your tax refund at risk, not delinquent or private student loans. You have 65 days from the notice to stop it with payment arrangements or a valid objection.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this column misstated what loans were affected by opt-out deadlines. Borrowers with federal student loans who have missed making their monthly ...