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The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room.

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Although Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) priorities and mandates are undergoing shifts with the new Trump administration, the CFPB pledged in 2024 to continue its efforts to eliminate ...

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The U.S. Department of Education will delay plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages from struggling student loan ...

Get to know the research on debt collection lawsuits, racial disparities in judgments, and a big slice of consumer debt: ...

Student-loan borrowers are being yanked between promises of relief and threats of harsher collection under President Donald Trump, creating a policy roller coaster that makes long-term planning nearly ...

If you're getting calls and texts from a debt collector on your phone, how do you know if they're real or a scam? Consumer ...

Hoosier medical debt tops $2 billion. A bill offering relief to debtors just passed the Senate and sponsors say it could ...