Your student loan becomes delinquent as soon as you miss a payment, and the consequences become more serious the longer your ...

Defaulting on federal student loans, defined as being 270 days past due, can lead to wage garnishment and withheld federal ...

The Department of Education will delay garnishing wages and intercepting federal income tax refunds.

The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

As student debt makes headlines again, Wisconsin Watch talked to an expert about how to get a degree without borrowing more than you can pay back.

Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans.

If a balance is present, call the servicer and ask for forbearance — a stay in making payments typically due to hardship — “right now," said Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan ...

Wage garnishments and seizing tax refunds for people in default on their federal student loans will be suspended, the ...

After the Biden administration let borrowers put off their bills during the pandemic-era payment pauses and canceled billions ...

About 4 million Americans will soon be reported in default on their student loans. If they act now, they may be able to avoid ...

The Trump administration plans to resume withholding wages from student loan borrowers in default. Here are some steps you ...