Your student loan becomes delinquent as soon as you miss a payment, and the consequences become more serious the longer your ...

The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

The Department of Education will delay garnishing wages and intercepting federal income tax refunds.

Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans.

As student debt makes headlines again, Wisconsin Watch talked to an expert about how to get a degree without borrowing more than you can pay back.

If a balance is present, call the servicer and ask for forbearance — a stay in making payments typically due to hardship — “right now," said Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan ...

After the Biden administration let borrowers put off their bills during the pandemic-era payment pauses and canceled billions ...

Wage garnishments and seizing tax refunds for people in default on their federal student loans will be suspended, the ...

About 4 million Americans will soon be reported in default on their student loans. If they act now, they may be able to avoid ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year. The department said it will send ...

The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, ...