Credit scores for millions of Americans have plummeted, impacting access to affordable loans and housing, particularly in D.C ...

U.S. Dept. of Ed is collecting on defaulted student loans for first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. CT and other states are ...

Kelly Belt, 33, a high school life-sciences teacher in Provo, Utah, is ready and willing to repay her student loans. But like ...

More than 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers have seen their credit scores drop this year, says the New York Fed.

Nearly 20 states have created borrowers’ bill of rights and ombudsman offices to help borrowers figure out confusing ...

Learn essential strategies to protect and improve your credit score as federal student loan collections restart. Get expert tips.

Current shares everything you need to know about why credit scores are dropping and what steps you can take to start bumping ...

President Donald Trump's administration is targeting an estimated 452,000 Social Security beneficiaries who are behind on ...

If you’re among the millions of borrowers who haven’t made full, on-time federal student loan payments after the on-ramp ...

The one-year “on-ramp” ended in October, so the delinquencies are now appearing on credit reports. “The ramifications of student loan delinquency are severe,” Fed researchers wrote ...

If you're in default on your loans, the pause gives you time to take action before your Social Security benefits are at risk.