The U.S. Department of Education has issued an update on its progress in processing student loan income-driven repayment plan applications. This update was submitted in response to a lawsuit from the ...

The Trump administration asked for additional time Thursday to determine whether a group of about 200,000 student loan ...

A key office in the Department of Education responsible for fielding grievances about student loans has a backlog of more than 27,000 complaints after losing nearly two-thirds of its staff. The ...

Consumer advocates criticized the department’s new focus on financial literacy, saying more pressing issues exist. In a CNBC ...

Nearly two dozen attorneys general sued the Education Department Monday over a new rule requiring employers to "qualify" for ...

The US Department of Education has halted the cancellation of student loans in Income-Based Repayment plans, prompting concern among borrowers that their loans will not be forgiven anytime soon. The ...

Federal student loans will continue to accrue interest during shutdown. FAFSA opened on Sept. 24 and applications are still being processed. Pell Grants and federal student loans will continue to be ...

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Reports that the Trump administration planned to reject hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers’ applications for income-driven repayment began in July. And now the administration has ...

The Education Department submitted an update on its processing for student loan income driven repayment (IDR) plan applications in a court filing on Monday as the Trump administration takes criticism ...