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

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

From paused student-loan repayment plans to new debt relief limits, 2026 brought critical changes to borrowers. There's a lot ...

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...

The popular SAVE student loan repayment plan is ending. Learn why it was canceled and what the 7 million enrolled borrowers ...

David Chatman, 51, said he's going through bankruptcy proceedings because he cannot afford his student-loan payments without ...

The wage garnishment announcement marks a departure from past handling of student loan borrowers in default. Since March 2020 ...

People with federal student loans who are in default could soon face wage garnishment, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Even a single 30-day late payment can drop your credit score by 50 to 100 points. Late payment marks stay on your credit ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. When federal student loan payments resumed in October of this ...

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