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

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Education to start garnishing the wages of millions of student loan borrowers in default for the first time since 2020.

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.

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

The Trump administration is resuming withholding wages from student loan borrowers in default. Here are some steps you can ...

Department of Education delays garnishing wages and intercepting federal income tax refunds, as changes are made in student ...

B Center for Responsible Lending On behalf of the nearly 9 million people who are now in default on their student loans, a ...

Wage seizures on defaulted federal student loans are about to move from abstract policy debate to concrete line items on pay stubs. The Trump administration is preparing to restart garnishments in ...

Millions of borrowers are sliding behind on student loans just as aggressive collections return, but a mix of new protections ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: A Department of Education sign is displayed outside of their federal student aid office on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Borrowers have been reporting false default alerts ...