The transfer of defaulted student-loan from the Education Department to the Treasury brings back agencies once criticized for predatory behavior.

If borrowers do not successfully resume repayment, the number of delinquent and defaulted borrowers could reach 12.54 million ...

The private student loan market figures to benefit from Republican-led changes to the much larger federal program. But other ...

Student loan payments are complicated enough, but when private lenders transfer loans to another servicer, they get really ...

The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.

After a five year break, debt collection resumes for millions of student loan borrowers who remain in default.

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'I just keep hoping that it will just magically go away or I'll just die': A growing feature of the nation's $1.7 trillion student-debt crisis is Americans living with student loans for their entire ...

Income-driven repayment plans, refinancing and forgiveness programs are among the options that may help borrowers reduce ...

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