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 ...

Under the Trump administration, hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers remain stuck in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan or debt forgiveness, a new court filing shows ...

Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers in August, according to a December court filing. Millions of student loan holders rely on IDR plans ...

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for more than 2.5 million borrowers — a move that could inject billions of dollars back into the consumer economy just as the ...

WASHINGTON – It's official: Former President Joe Biden's signature student loan repayment plan is over. And the clock is ticking for millions of borrowers to enroll in another program. If approved by ...

The Trump administration is accelerating its plan to dismantle the U.S. Education Department, shifting billions of dollars in federal school grants to other agencies — but leaving the nation’s $1.6 ...

Many student loan borrowers can expect to get relief under the Trump administration’s recent agreement to resume forgiveness for certain student loans — good news for those working in lower-paying ...