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The U.S. Treasury and Education Departments team up to improve federal student aid programs, tackling $1.7 trillion in loans.
More than half a million federal student loan borrowers remain in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan, a court filing revealed.
If you collect Social Security and you are behind on a federal student loan, the past year has been a slow-motion policy watch. As of March 2026: garnishment is still paused, but the clock is ticking toward a resumption date tied to a new repayment plan launching this summer.
Millions of people with federal student loans may soon need to adjust their repayment strategy.
Some types of student loan forgiveness will be taxed again after five years of being tax-free. The change will impact borrowers in income-driven repayment plans who have their debts canceled as a result of making a certain number of qualifying monthly payments.
Federal appeals court officially ends Biden's SAVE student loan plan, reportedly impacting 7 million borrowers who must now seek alternative repayment options.
President Trump signed an executive order for changes to the PSLF program in March 2025. They impact who qualifies for forgiveness and go into effect July 1, 2026.
A major deadline for certain federal student loans is only two weeks away, and failing to act could be a costly mistake for hundreds of thousands of borrowers.