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Exclusive | Federal education bigs threaten accrediting agency if DEI standards...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Education Department is threatening to thwart a key college accrediting agency that serves as a "gatekeeper" for $100 billion in student loans and grants if it refuses to permanently nix its DEI standards.
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Student Loan Update: Major Payment Change Impacting Millions
Millions of federal student loan borrowers are facing significant changes to their monthly payments following the termination of the Biden administration's SAVE income‑driven repayment plan, according to new warnings from borrower advocates and federal loan officials this week.
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Trump administration has scaled back oversight of student loan servicers, congressional watchdog finds
The U. S. Department of Education has scaled back its oversight of the companies that manage federal student loans, a new congressional watchdog report found.
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Opinion | Colleges have an obligation to ensure their students pay off their loans
Linda McMahon is the secretary of education.
Since taking office, the Trump administration has tackled the exploitative behavior of institutions burdening everyday Americans -- from big banks in housing to health care companies driving up costs.
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Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says
Just over a year ago, the U. S. Department of Education abandoned key oversight of the companies that run the federal student loan program, according to a new report from the nonpartisan U.
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What's next for 7 million student-loan borrowers now that SAVE is over
Repayment for millions of student-loan borrowers could soon look very different.
In recent days, a series of court decisions sealed the fate of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, which has been up in the air for years.
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Federal appeals court orders end to SAVE plan used by millions of student loan borrowers
The U. S. Department of Education headquarters is seen on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
A federal appeals court has ordered the end of the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan, the Biden-administration-era repayment program that brought lower monthly bills to millions of student loan borrowers.
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A surprise court decision for millions of student-loan borrowers brings debt relief back into the picture
In the latest twist to determining the fate of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a district judge said in a February 27 ruling that he would not sign off on President Donald Trump's proposed settlement to eliminate the SAVE plan.
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Can private lenders fill the student loan gap? College presidents say no.
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The Republican strategy for reining in the ever-climbing cost of college rests on a simple concept: Tuition keeps increasing because it's too easy for people to take on more and more federal student debt.
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Student loan update as states call to block forgiveness plan
A coalition of Republican-led states has asked a federal court to pause a recent ruling that dismissed its lawsuit against the SAVE student loan repayment plan, as the states seek to reinstate an injunction that would again block lower payments and certain forgiveness benefits.
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What Americans said about Trump's student-loan overhaul as it moves to the next phase
Long-awaited changes to student-loan repayment are a step closer to reality.
The public comment period on President Donald Trump's sweeping changes to repayment and borrowing concluded on Monday.
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Student loan defaults are rising. What borrowers should know before it's too late.
Following a rise in federal student loan delinquencies over the past year, approximately 1 million borrowers' loans went into default at the end of 2025, according to the latest Household Debt and Credit Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Student-loan borrowers are falling behind on payments at record levels
Student-loan borrowers are falling behind on payments at record levels.
A new report by left-leaning groups, the Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers, found that nearly 9 million student-loan borrowers -- or one out of every five -- are in default, which typically occurs after a federal borrower hasn't made a payment for more than 270 days.
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One in 4 people are behind on student loans. These groups blame Trump.
Graduates arrive at the University of Maryland's commencement ceremony in College Park on May 22. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post)
One in four people with a student loan due is behind on their payments, nearly three times the delinquency rate as that before the coronavirus pandemic brought repayment to a halt, according to a report released Friday.
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Warning issued over student loan "tax bomb"
Student loan borrowers whose remaining balances are forgiven in 2026 and beyond could face significant federal and, in some cases, state tax bills after a temporary break expired at the end of 2025, according to financial advisers and policy analysts.
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Student-loan borrowers in public service are in a growing debt relief bind
A major program for student-loan borrowers in public service is facing big changes -- and delays.
Over 7 million borrowers are pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments.
