The pause on student loans ended this month, potentially impacting people's credit and consumer habits. Yahoo Finance host Julie Hyman takes a look at the connection between student loans and consumer ...

Hundreds of colleges said they'd encountered disruptions in the financial aid process since the Education Department drastically reduced its staff.

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

Karin Zilbertstein, a cybersecurity expert and vice president of Guardio, warns borrowers to be careful. "Scams are coming back, because it's a hot topic and everybody's concerned," said Zilbertstein.

The legal challenges to the Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan have put millions of federal student loan borrowers ...

The education portion of the Republicans' proposed federal budget would replace all income-driven repayment plans and ...

Paying back student loans can be a long process that impacts your finances for many years. Add to that interest rates, which ...

Americans' consumer debt hit an all-time high in the Q1 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's "Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit." The report, which was released ...

Between collections resuming, courts challenging student loan programs and layoffs in the Education Department, borrowers ...

Despite the volatility, young people are in a powerful position to shake things up. Generation Z is expected to globally accumulate $36 trillion in income over the next five years, according to data ...

Some student loan borrowers mistakenly believe they’re in default. Meanwhile, those who have defaulted can take steps to get current on their loans.