The month of February will be critical for certain borrowers pursuing student loan forgiveness, and hundreds of thousands of ...

The Department of Education was instructed to decide on a large group of borrowers’ Borrower Defense applications this week.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Education Department posted a long-awaited update on student ...

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 ...

A class-action lawsuit filed in late October 2025 is testing the limits of federal responsibility in managing the nation’s $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio. The suit, brought by former Trump ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is set to expire next year. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the IRS to use its authority to prevent its expiration. Should the provision ...

For the first time in five years, certain forms of student loan forgiveness will be taxable following a change in federal tax policy this year.

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 ...

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