A major new court ruling paves the way for the Education Department to automatically discharge the student loans of roughly 205,000 borrowers.
Student loan borrowers notched two major court victories this week, paving the way for automatic discharges of federal student loans.
Tens of thousands of borrowers may be about to receive automatic student loan forgiveness after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key processing deadline.
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After a court declined to approve Trump's settlement to eliminate the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, borrowers filed a lawsuit calling for relief.
A court declined to approve Trump's move to end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan ahead of schedule. It ignited calls for prompt debt relief.
Some student loan borrowers began receiving notices this month that their loan balances are being reduced. Here's why, and what it means for your student loans.
Student loan forgiveness was about to peter out. But a brand new legal development could lead to the opposite outcome – an acceleration in discharges for student loans.
Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit Monday, arguing the Education Department must immediately forgive student loans and offer lower payments under the SAVE Plan.
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A major student loan servicer is facing accusations of widespread misconduct in a new amended complained filed in federal court last week.
The Education Department indicated this week that student loan forgiveness approvals may surge during the second half of March. Here's why.
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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 Education Department doubled down on its efforts to try to delay processing at least 170,000 student loan forgiveness requests.
Student loan borrowers filed a forceful response as the Education Department took steps to delay discharging student loans under a court-approved settlement.
The Education Department forcefully defended a new rule that would strip student loan forgiveness eligibility for public service employers under the PSLF program.
The Education Department quietly confirmed last week that student loan forgiveness for certain borrowers under several income-driven repayment plans is paused again.
The Education Department made a small but very major change to a federal student loan forgiveness program last week that could lead to significant new costs for borrowers.
The Department of Education said the Treasury Department will take over collecting on defaulted student loans in a new partnership agreement.
A major deadline for certain federal student loans is only two weeks away, and failing to act could be a costly mistake for hundreds of thousands of borrowers.
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Student-loan borrowers on the SAVE repayment plan will get "clear guidance" on switching to a new plan in the coming weeks.
The Education Department will begin forcing millions of student loan borrowers in an income-driven repayment plan to change programs in the coming weeks.
Application backlogs for IDR plans may be about to get a whole lot worse for borrowers with student loans enrolled in the SAVE plan.
A federal court on Friday injected new uncertainty into the years-long legal battle over the future of the SAVE plan, a popular repayment plan for federal student loans.
A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions.
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Here’s what student loan borrowers should know about the July 1, 2026 cutoff, and what you should do to avoid restricting your options for your student loans.
Millions of borrowers with federal student loans remain in limbo this week after a court again rejected attempts to immediately terminate a popular repayment program.
A group of GOP states filed a new motion to block the SAVE plan again. If approved, it would halt all of its benefits, including student loan forgiveness.
After these new regulations go into effect in just a few months, millions of borrowers will start experiencing higher monthly payments on their student loans.
Here’s what we know about the latest SAVE plan ruling that preserves the plan for now, and what borrowers with impacted student loans should know.
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The Education Department began announcing long-awaited student loan forgiveness approvals under key programs after a lengthy delay had left many in limbo.
Education majors start out earning less right after college and often remain among the lowest-paid fields throughout their careers.
The Education Department filed a last minute request to extend the time window to process student loan forgiveness applications, just days before a key deadline.
A federal appeals court ordered the end to the SAVE plan, the Biden-administration era program used by millions of student loan borrowers.
Thousands of borrowers should be receiving notices within weeks that their federal student loans will be automatically discharged. But a legal challenge continues.
The Education Department’s massive overhaul of student loans entered the final stage of a lengthy administrative process with the publication of final rules.
Critics worry about what forgiveness and repayment options borrowers may have if federal student loans are sold to private lenders.
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More than half a million federal student loan borrowers remain in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan, a court filing revealed.
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Some of the pauses on student loans may offer borrowers temporary relief, while others are simply injecting even more uncertainty. Here’s a breakdown.
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments this week on the Education Department’s request to delay student loan relief for thousands of borrowers.
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