Those who haven't paid on their debt for nine months or more now face the harsh realities of debt collection. Here's what to ...

Millions of borrowers who are late on their student loan payments now face “grave consequences” as collection activity ...

Americans tidied up their household balance sheets to start 2025, cleaning up some credit card and auto loan debt, new data ...

The restart comes as part of the Trump administration's "focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers" ...

Paying off your student loans doesn't have to come at the cost of saving for retirement or building an emergency fund.

By the end of summer, 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers may lose federal wages and benefits, the Department of ...

In most cases, debts are handled by a parent’s estate and not inherited by a surviving child. However, some debts, such as ...

Jillian Berman is assistant managing editor, news enterprise, at MarketWatch, where she covers student loans and consumer debt. Her book on the student debt crisis, Sunk Cost, will be published in ...

Here are several ways you can create habits that encourage saving and smart spending so that college or university life can ...

The statement comes days after the Trump administration restarted debt collection on defaulted student loans. About 5 million borrowers are in default, which means they're at risk of having their ...

Jillian Berman is assistant managing editor, news enterprise, at MarketWatch, where she covers student loans and consumer debt. Her book on the student debt crisis, Sunk Cost, will be published in ...

When it comes to managing money, Suze Orman says understanding debt is a critical first step ... This could be a mortgage, a student loan, or even a car loan — as long as it’s used wisely.