The Department of Education closed all online applications for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and loan consolidation, but borrowers should be able to apply by paper.

The Department of Education has put an end to applications for student loan forgiveness via income-driven repayment or IDR ...

Cash-strapped college students and their parents will have to look for alternative methods of repaying and consolidating ...

SAVE plan litigation is still ongoing, and borrowers could see higher payments for missing payment plan recertification deadlines.

The SAVE plan lowered monthly payments for nearly everybody who took out a federal student loan to pay for school.