Nation Jun 23 How the federal student loan changes could impact borrowers By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas
Nation May 12 Watch 9:19 Students question value of college as costs rise and AI reshapes jobs This season's college commencement celebrations come at a sobering moment. Students are facing steep loans and dicey job prospects, especially in the AI era. That's led many to question whether a college degree is worth it anymore. Paul Solman visited… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Apr 27 As student loan defaults rise, experts worry about what's next If the U.S. isn’t already in the midst of a student loan delinquency and default crisis, we may be rapidly approaching one, experts told PBS News. By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Mar 19 Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, a first step toward shedding management of all student loans as Trump administration officials dismantle the federal education agency. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Mar 12 Biden's SAVE plan for student loans is officially dead. Here's what experts suggest now If you’ve been on the SAVE plan, you’ll soon have to pick a new repayment option or eventually have an option chosen for you. By Hannah Grabenstein
Feb 26 If you have federal student loan debt, here's what experts want you to know By Hannah Grabenstein Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to understand what’s happening is a little like staring into a bowl of alphabet soup (except that soup is made of money). Continue reading
Feb 04 Major changes to student loan borrowing and repayment are coming. Here's what to know By Hannah Grabenstein “If you don’t understand it, that’s not your fault. It’s just phenomenally complicated,” says Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director at Protect Borrowers. Continue reading
Jan 16 Wages won't be garnished for student loan borrowers in default, Trump administration says in policy reversal By Hannah Grabenstein It’s not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would begin garnishing… Continue reading
Dec 23 Trump administration says it will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default By Annie Ma, Associated Press Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:53 What the end of a Biden-era student loan program means for borrowers By John Yang, Azhar Merchant The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people currently enrolled in it? Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post’s… Continue watching