Key Points ・Starting January 1, 2026, forgiven federal or private student-loan balances may once again be considered taxable ...

The deadline to opt out of the IBR plan is Oct. 21, 2025. Borrowers who wish to opt out must contact their loan servicer and ...

The fourth and final student loan payments for the first 780 Hawaii health care workers has been delayed but are now expected by the end of October, or at least the end of the year, according to the ...

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The federal government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill. Agencies and departments each have their own operational procedures during a shutdown, and they have issued ...

Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images The Department of Education has sent mass emails to student loan borrowers who have made the number of payments required to receive ...

Mass. borrowers have the second-highest monthly median student loan payment. Mass. borrowers have the second-highest monthly median student loan payment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. Trump offers US ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Government shutdown begins as US faces new period ...

・The Department of Education has resumed Income-Based Repayment (IBR) loan forgiveness, sending out approval emails to eligible borrowers after a nearly year-long suspension. ・Forgiveness applies only ...

The longer a federal shutdown lasts, the harder it will be for local school districts, universities and the federal Education Department to provide services. In the short term, most in the education ...