The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

Some borrowers who qualify for student loan forgiveness must act within the next two weeks or they could face substantial ...

What is Federal Student Loan Consolidation? Federal Student Loan Consolidation is a government program that allows borrowers to combine multiple federal student loans into a single loan. This can ...

Buried in the SAVE plan settlement is a provision that could place major restrictions on the Education Department's ability ...

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The Trump administration plans to restart federal student loan wage garnishment for defaulted borrowers in early 2026. Notices will go out to about 1,000 borrowers the week of January 7. The rollout ...

Students in professional programs would be able to borrow $50,000 a year and up to $200,000 in total. Parent borrowers would be limited to borrowing up to $20,000 a year per student, with a total ...

Student-loan borrowers now have until June 30 to consolidate their loans and get the one-time account adjustments, moving closer to forgiveness.

The Department of Education will restart wage garnishments for defaulted federal student loans in January 2026. Find out what this means and how to avoid it.

Your options to avoid collections when your student loans are in default Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. Collections ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...