In an ominous sign for student loan borrowers, the Education Department published new data indicating that backlogs for ...

Key Points ・The Department of Education’s IDR application backlog fell to 576,609 as of February 28, 2026 — the lowest level ...

President Trump signed an executive order for changes to the PSLF program in March 2025. They impact who qualifies for ...

The Education Department indicated this week that student loan forgiveness approvals may surge during the second half of ...

The Education Department cleared more applications than it received in February.

The federal government's ability to transition student loan borrowers into affordable repayment structures remains under heavy strain, according to a recent court filing that revea ...

The Education Department released a court-mandated update Monday revealing minimal progress on student loan forgiveness processing. The data, filed with a federal district court overseeing an ...

Many borrowers have already met the requirements for loan forgiveness under income‑driven repayment (IDR) plans.

For months, you were told to sit tight. Your student loans were on pause, no payments due, and the courts would sort out the ...

President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026.Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Big changes are coming for a long-standing ...

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