At its first meeting of 2026, the Federal Reserve (Fed) chose to keep its key interest rate unchanged. The benchmark federal ...

Amazon revealed a major round of job cuts on January 28, 2026, which removed about 16,000 corporate positions. This cleanup ...

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, ...

Trump gave defaulted student-loan borrowers a major break on wage garnishment and tax refund seizure. Still, thousands are ...

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

Credit: Wong Yu Liang / . Obtaining student loan forgiveness can feel like pure relief — but there may be some ...

Rhode Island and Providence education officials say a loan forgiveness program for educators of color is “no longer in effect ...

While many types of student loan forgiveness are tax-free federally, several states may levy taxes on student loan ...

Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year following a number of significant legislative, legal, and policy developments. And millions of ...

Starting this year, borrowers who get their federal student loans forgiven could face big tax bills. The new rule will apply to those in income-driven repayment plans, which limit monthly payments to ...

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A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like them should try. By Tara Siegel Bernard Student loans have long been ...