With protections lifted, borrowers behind on their payments may soon see up to 15 percent of their wages withheld.

President Trump's executive order on Thursday starting the process of dismantling the Department of Education could throw federal student loan programs into disarray and lead to frustration for ...

The Department of Education oversees federal student loans held by nearly 43 million people, or one in six American adults.

The ABC7 Chicago I-Team is investigating the uncertainty over student loans and the 8 million SAVE plan burrowers scrambling to find new payment options.

Ashley Morgan, a 35-year-old trial attorney who has been enrolled in an income-driven repayment plan for the past eight years ...

The Department of Education took a key step to initiate a process that could result in major changes to federal student loan ...

The White House wants to end the federal education agency, but you should still fill out FAFSA now if you want financial aid ...

Prior to the department's creation, federal student loans were administered through the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, established in 1965 under the Higher Education Act. This program involved ...

The Department of Education has claimed immunity from a lawsuit taken by students trying to stop massive federal cuts. The ...

More than 43 million borrowers have money tied up with a department that has lost half its staff.

Is there any argument that the things that are happening now at the Department of Education around student loans could be beneficial long term? None that come to mind. The student-loan program was ...