When I started at the Department of Education in the 1990s, student loans were a popular middle-class benefit. College affordability or student loan debt were rarely front-page news. Our dingy offices ...

While headlines focus on inflation, market instability, and job growth, another crisis has been quietly unfolding: student loan debt. As of April 2025, roughly 5.8 million federal student loan ...

The rate at which student loans are becoming seriously delinquent is almost 13%, higher than any other debt type. While student loans typically have higher delinquency rates than other debt types, the ...

The clock is ticking for President Donald Trump's administration to work through a student-loan forgiveness backlog. Since Trump took office, his Department of Education has been processing a slew of ...

Gabrielle Perry borrowed $137,000 to earn her master's degree in public health and become an epidemiologist. Her career of choice allowed her to secure a high-paying job in New Orleans, and she's on ...

When Congress passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in July, one of its most profound changes flew under the radar. The new law includes a set of reforms to fix one of the worst-run federal ...

The Department of Education is working through a backlog of income-driven repayment applications. Advocates are urging quick processing before borrowers face new taxes on student-loan forgiveness next ...