The Education Department quietly confirmed last week that student loan forgiveness for certain borrowers under several income ...

The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, ...

It’s not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would ...

While many types of student loan forgiveness are tax-free federally, several states may levy taxes on student loan ...

President Trump generally does not support student loan forgiveness and would likely seek an end to some student loan ...

Many federal student loan borrowers surveyed said they don't know about income-driven repayment plans or Public Service Loan Forgiveness. But these U.S. Department of Education programs can lower ...

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

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end a student loan debt forgiveness program used by millions of Americans. The feds said Dec. 9 that they had reached a proposed court settlement to kill the ...

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2025. Editorial Fellow Millions of student loan borrowers whose monthly payments were reduced to as low as $0 under a forgiveness ...

Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year, and millions of borrower ...