Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans.

The federal government is set to resume efforts to collect defaulted federal student loan debts. A significant move impacting thousands of beneficiaries involves withholding federal benefits, including Social Security payments,

With the Department of Education this month resuming collections on student loans, millions of Americans are at risk of having their wages garnished.

The budget bill does not expand a tax provision that exempts student loan forgiveness received from income taxes in most cases.