WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 5: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at an impromptu press conference in Washington DC on November 5, 2025. Sanders and several other Democratic senators ...

Things are looking up for the 44 million Americans saddled with student loans. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. President Joe Biden has said he supports canceling $10,000 in ...

Even during the government shutdown, borrowers are getting notices of student loan forgiveness. The Trump administration agreed last month to resume forgiving people's education debts under programs ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of the changes take effect on July 1, 2026, as per new provisions in the One ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education completed a rulemaking process ...

A law that shielded student loan forgiveness from taxation at the federal level expires at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, the federal government has resumed garnishing the tax refunds of borrowers in ...

In addition to federal student loan forgiveness options, all states in the U.S. have a debt forgiveness program to help struggling students.

Some American student loan borrowers face an important deadline if they want their loan forgiveness to be processed and avoid major financial penalties. People enrolled in the SAVE play who already ...

The student loan debt tax bomb can happen when you have to pay taxes on the student loan forgiveness you received. However, most people will avoid the tax bomb due to a tax process called insolvency.

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