Nationally, nearly one in four borrowers who owe money for student loans — 24.8 percent — are behind on payments, according to a report released in February by the Century Foundation, a progressive ...

If you’re having trouble keeping up with student loan payments, you may have a little more breathing room to find a repayment plan that fits your budget before the Department of Education restarts ...

A good first step is to go to StudentAid.gov, which is the place for all the information regarding your federal student loan.

But new federal rules usher in two major changes to Parent PLUS loans. First, parent borrowing will now be capped at $20,000 per year and $65,000 total for each student. Second, parents will no longer ...

Borrowers struggling to pay their student loans still have time to explore repayment options before the Department of Education restarts collection efforts.

AUSTIN, Texas — If you’re having trouble keeping up with student loan payments, you may have a little more breathing room to find a repayment plan that fits your budget before the Department of ...

Student loan delinquency rates vary sharply across the country, with states in the South reporting the highest shares.

The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on schools to rein in student loan default rates ahead of changes the federal government is implementing this summer that advocates worry could hurt ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS About 6.4 million federal student loan borrowers are ages 50 to 61, with the average student loan debt in this group at $48,203.That is the highest average balance out of all other age ...

If you're having trouble keeping up with student loan payments, you may have a little more breathing room to find a repayment plan that fits your budget before the Department of Education restarts ...

A sharp rise in missed payments has pushed millions into default risk and lowered credit scores.