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Department of Education Has Collected $100 Million in Loans After Resuming Collection Efforts
The Department of the Treasury and Department of Education have already collected almost $100 million in loans after resuming ...
Social Security Checks Could Shrink For 450,000 Retirees As Government Resumes Seizing Benefits Over Student Loan Defaults
The U.S. Department of Education has resumed involuntary collections on defaulted student loans, ending a five-year pause ...
Education Department backlog leaves nearly 2 million student loan borrowers in limbo
In a recent court filing, the Education Dept. disclosed that 1,985,726 income-driven repayment plan applications were still ...
What Privatizing Federal Student Loans Could Mean for Borrowers
Privatizing student loans would likely require reviving the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program (or instituting ...
Behind on your student loan? Here's what to know about wage garnishment.
With the Department of Education this month resuming collections on student loans, millions of Americans are at risk of having their wages garnished.
Trump's student loan policies will be harsh reality for struggling American borrowers, new report says—how you may be affected
U.S. federal student loan borrowers had a lot of leeway under President Joe Biden. That’s changing under President Donald ...