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Student-loan borrowers win as Trump drops legal battle to narrow a major forgiveness program for public servants
The Trump administration agreed to drop its appeal of a ruling that found its plan to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program unlawful.
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Student-loan borrowers are waiting for 'legally required' debt relief that Trump isn't delivering, new legal filing says
A student-loan borrower advocacy group said the Education Department should be held in contempt for failing to process borrower defense discharges.
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Student-loan borrowers and parents are facing spiking payments and fewer options for relief, a new report says
Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul would increase payments by thousands of dollars, a new report from the Center for American Progress finds.
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He retired after he got notified of student-loan forgiveness. Then his payments came back.
A 71-year-old student-loan borrower got notified that he was approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Now, he's fighting to keep that relief.
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Student-loan borrowers thought they had 90 days to find a new repayment plan. That timeline is shifting.
More student-loan borrowers are receiving notices that they have an extra 30 days to leave the SAVE repayment plan, extending the transition deadline.
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A nurse was sued by her student-loan company. After losing a chunk of her paycheck, here's how it turned out.
She's been representing herself in a lawsuit against her student-loan lender for nearly two years. She finally reached the end of the litigation road.
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Student-loan borrowers in public service are facing setbacks with debt relief
Student-loan borrowers who made their final payments toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness are stuck waiting for their debt relief to process.
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Student-loan borrowers who get debt relief over the next decade may see their tax bills triple
A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free expired in 2025. A new report shows the higher tax bills borrowers are facing.
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Student-loan borrowers get notices saying they have 30 more days to pick a new repayment plan
Some student-loan borrowers thought they reached their deadline to move off the SAVE plan. Then they got a "final notice" giving them another month.
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Millions of student-loan accounts are being transferred to the Treasury — and the first phase is launching
The Trump administration is launching its new online default portal for student-loan borrowers as part of the transfer of accounts to the Treasury.
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Student-loan borrowers now have 3 more months to enroll in a temporary repayment benefit
The Education Department extended the deadline for student-loan borrowers to enroll in autopay and get a 1-percentage-point interest rate reduction.
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A major deadline for student-loan borrowers is here — and glitches persist
The deadline for the first batch of student-loan borrowers to transition off SAVE is this week. Some are having issues selecting a new plan.
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300,000 student-loan borrowers got their debt wiped out — but their credit is still taking a hit, a new lawsuit says
A lawsuit filed against the Department of Education argued that student-loan borrowers' forgiven debt is being improperly reported to credit bureaus.
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More than 10 million student-loan borrowers are behind on payments — with their wages and Social Security on the line
New data from Federal Student Aid found that 9.3 million student-loan borrowers are in default, and 1.5 million more are in serious delinquency.
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Student-loan borrowers are facing 'drastic changes' to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say
Nearly 100 organizations are calling on Congress to hold an "emergency hearing" in light of major student-loan repayment changes over the past months.
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A 60-year-old took out student loans to help her kids succeed. She's facing retirement with a $156,000 balance.
She doesn't have a college degree of her own, but she's staring down a six-figure student-loan balance she took on to give her kids a better life.
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Student-debt relief is in limbo for borrowers pursuing a major forgiveness program for public servants
Student-loan borrowers who have met the threshold for Public Service Loan Forgiveness are still waiting for their payments to be counted.
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The number of colleges getting rid of student debt is growing
Carleton College recently joined a list of schools, including Harvard and Yale, that have eliminated student loans from their financial aid packages.
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1.5 million student-loan borrowers left Biden's key repayment plan. Here's what's at stake for the 6 million others.
The first deadline for student-loan borrowers to move off the SAVE repayment plan is approaching at the end of September. Millions still haven't left.
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'It's going to hurt': How a surging student-loan payment is reshaping a family's future
From a second job to reconsidering a career path, a family of four details how they're navigating a student-loan payment increase.
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