While repayment terms for a student loan are typically set at 10 years, it takes, on average, 20 years to pay the loan off.

Though the government shutdown – officially the longest in US history – entered its 38th full day on Friday, some borrowers have started to receive notifications that they are eligible for student ...

After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers with defaulted loans are poised ...

Graduating in May 2025 means you're coming up on a big financial milestone, and potentially a major change: the grace period on your federal student loans is nearing its end. Many ...

If your loans are in default and you received a letter that your account will be transferred to collections, here's what to do. Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus ...

More than 5 million student loan borrowers in default may have a portion of their paychecks withheld. On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced that nearly 195,000 student loan ...

(NerdWallet) – After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers with defaulted ...

Impacted borrowers have been in default since before the pandemic. If you’re still getting a bill from your servicer you’re not in default — yet. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page ...