While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is expiring in 2026. It could put borrowers on the hook for thousands of dollars in taxes.

Buried in the SAVE plan settlement is a provision that could place major restrictions on the Education Department's ability ...

UNITED STATES - JUNE 3: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon arrives to testify at the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on ...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Biden administration is yet again extending the pause on federal student loan payments, a benefit that began in March 2020 to help people who were struggling financially due to ...

The Department of Education on Wednesday announced that it is expanding a program that aims to lighten student loan debt on public servants. In a press release, the department said it would begin ...

The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

"Debt relief" is a broad term, and it can refer to everything from negotiating with your creditors on lower rates and fees to enrolling in a structured debt management program. Each option promises ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have a "substantial illegal ...