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Student Loan Defaults Spike As Trump Ends Biden’s Pause On Late Payment Tracking — Black Borrowers Hit Hardest
Student loan debt has jumped up in the wake of the Trump administration’s choice to resume student loan reporting and ...
Student loan collections attract telephone scammers
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESUMED COLLECTIONS ON DEFAULTED STUDENT LOANS THIS MONTH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS. NOW, YOU MAY BE WONDERING, WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS IF A DEBT COLLECTOR CONTACTS ...
Our Chicago: Student debt, default and efforts to collect
The Trump administration is resuming collection of loans that are in default. According to the U.S. Department of Education, about 5 million borrowers have defaulted on their student loans. And ...
Here's what you need to do if debt collectors call about student loans
If a debt collector is reaching out to you, it's likely because a creditor believes you're behind on your student loan payments. Whether the debt is legitimate or a mistake, it's i ...
Student loan borrowers brace for wage garnishment: ‘Money is tight when you're a teacher'
CNBC spoke with some of the student loan borrowers in default who are bracing for the consequences of wage garnishments and ...
Student-loan debt followed them into retirement. Now it threatens their Social Security checks.
Retirees in or near student-loan default face garnished Social Security funds. Even those who support Trump's debt-collecting ...