While the government is clearly making progress under some programs to discharge student loans, the situation is deteriorating for others. Here's a breakdown.

Liberal policy groups say delinquencies are nearly three times higher than before the pandemic.

The new plan has a troubling feature that could cause student loan payments to arbitrarily jump after borrowers experience a small pay raise.

The checks are from a 2024 settlement with private lender Navient over claims that it "cheated" student-loan borrowers out of lower monthly payments.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's latest student loan report cites a record number of complaints from borrowers but ...

When I started at the Department of Education in the 1990s, student loans were a popular middle-class benefit. College affordability or student loan debt were rarely front-page news. Our dingy offices ...

Are you having problems with your student loans? Struggling to understand a loan servicer’s decision? Confused by the federal government's new repayment plans and wondering what to do? Kelsey Lesco ...

The Department of Education is working through a backlog of income-driven repayment applications. Advocates are urging quick processing before borrowers face new taxes on student-loan forgiveness next ...

Congress enacted drastic changes to federal student loan and repayment programs with the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed earlier this year. In addition, Congress overhauled student loan repayment ...

Student loans look like another mess that has reached a tipping point in Britain's shonky financial system. So what happens ...