Filing for bankruptcy to eliminate student loan debt has long been seen as nearly impossible - but changes in policy and ...

Millions of people have gotten a break from paying their federal student loans during the pandemic. But there's been no relief for millions of others with private student loans who may not realize ...

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.

Federal student loan borrowers face serious consequences if payments are missed for too long. After 270 days of nonpayment, ...

Even since a major reform of the bankruptcy laws in 2005, discharging private student loans through bankruptcy has been very difficult if not almost impossible. But on Aug. 31, 2020, a court affirmed ...

A major student loan servicer is facing accusations of widespread misconduct in a new amended complained filed in federal ...

In the early 2000’s, James Rosen took out $60,000 in federal student loans to help his two daughters pay for college. Over the next two decades, he worked to pay down the debt. But he also suffered ...

It's easy to blame borrowers. But are we ensuring students and families actually have the information they need to make ...

Rule 523 dictates the debts you can't erase through bankruptcy (and the list might surprise you).

People with private student loans have been struggling during the pandemic. Their loans aren't eligible for the government's penalty-free repayment pause, which is in effect until at least Oct. 1 for ...

The misfortunes that brought schoolteachers Devin and Sarah Stang and their four young children to bankruptcy-and the loss of their house and a car in the process-were their own unique story. They ...