The Department of Education has resumed collection on debt from millions of defaulted student loans for the first time in five years. You may be wondering: what are your rights if a debt collector contacts you? And how can you be sure the call is legitimate, with scammers looking to prey on vulnerable borrowers? If
The federal government has resumed collections on defaulted student loans, and nearly 200,000 borrowers could soon see wage garnishment, tax refund seizures, and even Social Security offsets. After a five-year pause, aggressive collection actions are officially back, putting many Americans’ financial stability at risk. If you have federal student loans in default, time is critical
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key rate steady on Wednesday, after a series of cuts that lowered rates by a full percentage point last year. That means consumers looking to borrow are likely to have to wait a bit longer for better deals on many loans, but savers will benefit from steadier
Millions of student loan borrowers could face a wake-up call Monday as the Department of Education resumes collecting on school loans. The restart of collections comes as data from a recent analysis shows delinquency rates are at an all-time high. After nearly five-years since the U.S. government first paused federal student loan payments and interest
The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a new proposal this week that, if enacted, could drastically reshape how Americans pay for college, with reforms to federal student loans and financial aid programs. Why It Matters More than 40 million Americans hold federal student loan debt, per Education Data Initiative. For some, repayment of
HELENA — Whether you are graduating within the next couple of weeks or graduated years ago, chances are you will soon have to start repaying your federal student loans. “Sometimes I have students who think they know exactly what they need to do, and when we sit down and have a conversation – next thing
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In less than two weeks, the U.S. Department of Education will resume collecting student loans in default and that means millions of borrowers will have to start making payments or risk having their wages garnished. After years of paused student loan payments, millions of borrowers are still struggling to restart repayment, and some, like Conrad
The Department of Education recently announced that it will start referring student loans that have gone into default to collections starting May 5. Adam Bettcher / Getty Images for We The 45 Million In a press conference, the White House confirmed it will collect money from people who have defaulted on their student loans by
Student voices concern over the proposed SEPTA cuts during rally Social science honors student Jaylah Fitzgerald, from the Academy at Palumbo, addresses the crowd at the Save SEPTA rally against the proposed transit cuts Millions of student loan borrowers in default could see their wages garnished soon after the U.S. Department of Education announced it