Tens of thousands of borrowers may be about to receive automatic student loan forgiveness after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key processing deadline.

The Department of Education was instructed to decide on a large group of borrowers’ Borrower Defense applications this week.

Student loan forgiveness could soon resume for millions of Americans due to an agreement between President Donald Trump's administration and the American Federation of Teachers. In July, the Education ...

The Education Department’s massive overhaul of student loans entered the final stage of a lengthy administrative process with ...

If your federal student loans were forgiven in 2024, you may be wondering if there are any tax implications. Many borrowers have benefited from education debt cancellation under the Biden ...

For the first time in five years, certain forms of student loan forgiveness will be taxable following a change in federal tax ...

Starting this year, borrowers who get their federal student loans forgiven could face big tax bills. The new rule will apply to those in income-driven repayment plans, which limit monthly payments to ...

Let's connect the dots. Since 2007, public servants have been eligible to have their student loans wiped to zero. That's people like first responders, military members, nurses and teachers. The ...

Trump gave defaulted student-loan borrowers a major break on wage garnishment and tax refund seizure. Still, thousands are ...

Consumer adviser Clark Howard warns that promises of student loan debt forgiveness are likely scams. Millions of Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt are targeted by scammers pretending to offer ...

Student loans are under the spotlight, with those who took out plans between 2012 and 2023 feeling the bite. Should student debt (or some of it) be forgiven?