The federal government has been making a promise to millions of student loan borrowers for years: Stay on your repayment plan long enough, and your remaining balance will eventually disappear. For ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee about the proposed ...

In a recent court filing, the Education Dept. disclosed that more than 1.98 million income-driven repayment plan applications were pending as of the end of April. These plans cap student loan ...

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 ...

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The Education Department disclosed the information in a May 15 court filing in response to a legal challenge lodged by the American Federation of Teachers. The teachers' union sued the Trump ...

Nearly 2 million federal student loan borrowers who've requested to be in an affordable repayment plan are stuck in a backlog of applications, waiting to be approved or denied, according to new data ...