In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about cuts to federal education spending and students’ civil rights.
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Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says
Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could “be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts” and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
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Millions of student loan borrowers aren’t repaying their loans — and defaults are up
New data offers further confirmation of a crisis in the U.S. student loan portfolio, in which too many borrowers are not repaying their student loans.
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Federal student loans are changing. Here’s what to expect in 2026
The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year.
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Millions of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement
Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans. That would change if the proposed settlement is approved.
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Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump’s policies.
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Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness
The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.
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What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill
Now that President Trump has signed Republicans’ massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what’s set to change.
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Should colleges share the risk of student loan debt? House Republicans think so
House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don’t repay.
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The future of student loan repayment, explained
A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers’ repayments options from several plans to just two.
