The number of student loan borrowers in default soared to a record 9.16 million in April after the government ended a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon prepares to testify ...

Federal student loan defaults hit 9.2 million in April after the pandemic collection pause ended, with delinquency rates ...

Your Social Security check isn't fully shielded from old federal student loans. Here's how much is at risk.

Sixty-two members of Congress are demanding the Department of Education act before millions more borrowers fall into default ...

The Education Department is planning to streamline the process for defaulted student-loan borrowers to get help with ...

Starting next week, the Education Department said student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers nationwide are in default on their federal student ...

Payment shock from the end of pandemic loan protections, plan adjustments and higher living costs could push millions of federal student loan borrowers into default. Federal student loan default, ...