Latest News About Student Loans

Updated 2026-05-08 04:04

Here’s the latest on student loans based on recent reporting up to now.

If you’d like, I can pull the very latest headlines from a specific country (e.g., US vs. others), or filter for a given type of relief (forgiveness, forbearance, or repayment reform) and summarize with dates and key numbers. I can also set up a quick brief with links to the most credible sources and any upcoming deadlines.

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Student Loan Borrower News

Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project blog on important student debt and higher education issues from a borrower advocate's perspective.

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Student Loan news - Today's latest updates

The Trump administration will begin collecting interest from federal student loan borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan starting Friday. Kate Wood, loans expert and writer at NerdWallet, joins CBS News to discuss what borrowers need to know. The Education Department has temporarily paused loan forgiveness for an income-based repayment plan. Here are the details. New law reduces the number of federal student loan repayment options and caps how much individuals can borrow for higher education.

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In the News

Biden-Harris Administration Releases First Set of Draft Rules to Provide Debt Relief to Millions of Borrowers (04/16/24) FTC Action Leads to Industry Ban for Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (04/16/24) Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $7.4 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief for 277,000 Borrowers (04/12/24) … Biden-Harris Administration Approves $1.2 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for Over 150,000 SAVE Plan Borrowers (02/21/24) Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next...

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Student Loans news - Today’s latest updates

President-elect Donald Trump has called the Biden administration's student loan relief efforts a "total catastrophe." Student loan payments for people enrolled in the Biden administration's SAVE plan will remain on hold for at least six more months. The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended Sept. 30. The "on-ramp" period helped borrowers struggling to make payments avoid the risk of defaulting and hurting their credit score.

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