The Education Department issued alerts to borrowers this week, falsely indicating that their federal student loans are in ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon prepares to do a live TV interview with Fox News outside of the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of ...

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The Department of Education is poised to resume collections on defaulted federal student loans in May for the first time since 2020. While the first Trump administration paused referring federal ...

The Department of Education announced on Monday that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5, ending a pandemic-era pause that began roughly five years ago. More than 5 ...

On Tuesday, the Dept. of Education announced that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if given court ...

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 ...