While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.

The success rate for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy has "jumped" to 87%, a study finds. But many people still don't pursue the option.

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like ...

A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin and John Cornyn would allow borrowers to get rid of their student loans through bankruptcy.

A bankruptcy judge in Buffalo has wiped out the $56,299 debt of a woman who borrowed $16,900 25 years ago for an education she never completed. A bankruptcy judge in Buffalo has wiped out the $56,299 ...

Student loan borrowers will face taxes on certain types of loan forgiveness in 2026, but state tax rules will make ...

People with private student loans have been struggling during the pandemic. Their loans aren't eligible for the government's penalty-free repayment pause, which is in effect until at least Oct. 1 for ...

A newly minted lawyer is bringing suit over debt incurred to prepare for her bar exams. Boca Raton attorney Verhonda Williams said she struggled to find work after graduating law school in 2011 and ...