Federal investigators have more than 200 open cases probing these scams.

The Biden administration only required identity verification for less than 1% of students applying for student loans, McMahon ...

There is a warning about “ghost students,” which is when someone steals your identity and applies for college loans and ...

One man and his son were applying for college financial aid, but someone had beat them to it, stealing their identities and ...

An I-Team investigation in collaboration with ABC News is uncovering a widespread identity theft scheme involving so-called ...

Pandemic-era federal student loan protections have expired, and millions of borrowers who haven't resumed payments are facing default. At the same time, borrowers are dealing with repayment ...

California’s community colleges are dealing with a ghost problem, and it has nothing to do with haunted dorms. "Ghost ...

The Trump administration said Friday that it would temporarily delay forced collections from people who defaulted on their student loans, including wage garnishment. It also means that any tax refunds ...

In 2025, the Community College of Philadelphia said it had more than 600 fraudulent applications, which is roughly 5% of all ...

President Trump generally does not support student loan forgiveness and would likely seek an end to some student loan ...

Scammers are using AI to fraudulently apply for colleges and collect financial aid, and they're doing it by stealing identities, leaving the victims on the hook to repay loans they didn't take out.