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After a five year reprieve, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is coming for defaulted federal student loans.

The ED has not collected on defaulted loans since all payments on federal student loans were paused as part of the Covid-19 emergency r…

Interest rates are still comparatively high, with undergraduate loans at 6.39%.

Freddie Mac’s average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate was unchanged for the week ending May 8, holding steady at 6.76%.

Total credit climbed nearly $10.2 billion after falling a revised $614 million in February.

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Almost 200,000 borrowers have less than 30 days before their wages will be garnished.

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Student-loan borrowers in default could face cuts to federal benefits like Social Security checks starting in June.

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Borrowers who are roughly a year behind on their loans could face harsh consequences such as having their Social Security benefits taken and their wages garnished.

Involuntary garnishment of wages, tax refunds and Social Security benefits had been paused since 2020.

TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus, found that one in five student loan borrowers is at risk of defaulting.

Trump resumed involuntary collections on defaulted student loans. Borrowers who don’t make payments could have some of their federal benefits seized.

On May 5, Trump is resuming collections on defaulted student loans. "I’m going paycheck to paycheck and this is going to kill me," one said.

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Experts say recent graduates with loans should choose the repayment option that makes the most sense for them now and expect to make adjustments later.

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A new proposal from Republican lawmakers would eliminate the popular SAVE repayment plan, which helped lower costs for millions.

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Eurozone Private Loans (YoY) increased to 1.7% in March from previous 1.5%

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“I was always 200 grand in debt for film school,” the now-multimillionaire director behind “Creed” and “Black Panther” revealed. “It was bad.”

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College graduates are calling their degrees worthless, thanks to student loans, a fuzzy job market, and AI.

Trump has deployed what he called his "secret weapon" to crack down on DEI initiatives at colleges and universities.

Collections are resuming for the first time in five years, and could bit everything from Social Security to tax refunds.

Involuntary collections of past-due student loan debt has been on hold since March 2020.

Borrowers in default could see their wages garnished or Social Security benefits seized. Here’s what you need to know.

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.Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on t…

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The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default.

Millions of borrowers are behind on their student loans following the end of the pandemic pause and changes to the loan system.