"During the period where people were not required to make payments on their student loans, they could have used that money to pay their credit card bills and auto loans," the researchers said.

As the Trump administration ramps up its student loan collection efforts, worried borrowers need to ask themselves a key question: Am I delinquent, or in default? The answer determines your best ...

Millions of student loan borrowers saw their credit scores drop by more than 100 points after student loan payment delinquencies began showing up on credit reports again this year. Such a big drop ...

For five years, student loan borrowers who consistently couldn't pay their bills did not face the threat of debt collection. But all that extra breathing room is now gone. About 195,000 borrowers ...

6 trillion in student loans. But only about a third are making regular payments, according to the U.S. Education Department. The rest are either in forbearance, deferment or are delinquent on ...

According to the Education Department, only about one-third of the nearly 43 million Americans with student loan debt have been making regular payments since collection paused in March 2020.

More than five million student loan borrowers who are behind on payments could face serious benefit consequences by the end of the summer. The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday ...

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Exclusive-Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard How to hard boil eggs ...

The Education Department says a student loan becomes delinquent when a borrower doesn't make a payment 90 days after its due date. If you continue to be delinquent on your loan for 270 days — or ...

A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID NOT SEND DEFAULTED LOANS TO COLLECTIONS ONCE THE PANDEMIC PAUSE ON PAYMENTS ENDED. THAT WAS 2023. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS AT LEAST 5 MILLION PEOPLE FAILED TO MAKE ...