Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.

Students are taking a more careful approach to their higher education amid the questionable economy and new policies by the Trump administration cracking down on student loan relief.  More ...

New rules tighten eligibility for public-service debt cancellation and income-driven repayment plans, putting the forgiveness ...

"I can actually live my life and hopefully retire before I'm 90," said Tammy Stinson, who got student-loan forgiveness after 25 years of payments.

In recent weeks, federal student-loan borrowers across the U.S. have begun receiving official notices indicating that their debt may be forgiven under certain relief programs. Whi ...

The US education department has notified changes to its student debt programme under the Trump administration. Here are key ...