Student loan borrowers who haven't paid on their debt for nine months or more now face the harsh realities of debt collection. What to do next.

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The Department of Education restarts collections of loans in default on Monday, putting millions of borrowers at risk of ...

Trump resumed involuntary collections on defaulted student loans. Borrowers who don't make payments could have some of their ...

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It proposes reducing student-loan repayment plans to two options and eliminating federal PLUS loans. It would scrap the most generous plans, likely meaning higher payments and less debt relief. House ...