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 late on their payments and 2.7 million in the early stages of delinquency.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers. Under the ...

The federal government is waiting for major student loan repayment reforms to take effect before resuming withholding money from people’s paychecks in default on their student loans.

Key Points ・Existing Parent PLUS borrowers must consolidate and enroll in income-driven repayment by strict 2026 deadlines to preserve access to forgiveness. ・Borrowing a new Parent PLUS loan after July 1,

The Trump administration reached an agreement with the American Federation of Teachers to continue processing student-loan forgiveness for borrowers.

For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million ...