But in the letter, Democrats say they’ve received reports from borrowers who suddenly had their tax refunds offset. It ...

A former Trump student-loan chief’s lawsuit could force the Education Department to repay wrongly defaulted borrowers.

After a pandemic-era pause, repayments on defaulted student loans restarted last month. Many borrowers are running into barriers. Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off ...

The Education Department won't target the Social Security payments of defaulted student-loan borrowers for now, but is still moving forward to offset tax refunds and pursue wage garnishments Earlier ...

Wayne Johnson, who oversaw student loans during Trump's first term, is launching a lawsuit challenging the administration's debt collection efforts.

If you're behind on your student loan payments, the Department of Education is about to use your paycheck to get your attention. The Department of Education announced it had resumed involuntary ...

People leave the Student Center building on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Ankeny campus of Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. With pauses in required student loan repayment ending, ...

Five million student loan borrowers already faced default penalties in May. Those borrowers were in default prior to the pandemic. As a result, a total of 10 million borrowers — about one in four — ...

If you're in default on your loans, the pause gives you time to take action before your Social Security benefits are at risk. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in ...

(NerdWallet) – If you’re among the millions of borrowers who haven’t made full, on-time federal student loan payments after the on-ramp period ended Sept. 30, 2024, take action now. Otherwise, your ...