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Defaulting on your federal student loans will not only wreck your credit, but the government can take action to collect its money. It can withhold... Read more

In general, it makes sense to take out federal student loans before borrowing private loans. Federal loans usually have lower interest rates, more... Read more

While the weight of student loan debt can be burdensome, pretending it doesn’t exist — and avoiding making payments — could lead to student... Read more

Conventional wisdom says defaulting on student loans is to be avoided at all costs. But could student loan default help borrowers? Some people seem... Read more

It’s safe to say that none of the millions of student loan borrowers with defaulted debt ever thought they would wind up in such a precarious... Read more

If you default on student loans, credit repair is possible. The world isn’t over — you’ll still be able to borrow money again in the future, so... Read more

Credit: Sara Burgess Photography, courtesy of Heather Taylor When Heather Taylor graduated from California Lutheran University in the middle of the... Read more

Americans have never owed as much in student loans as they do today, with borrowers collectively shouldering a burden of $1.5 trillion last year.... Read more

As a married couple, you and your spouse could enjoy a number of tax benefits from filing jointly, including student loan tax credits and a higher... Read more

What does it mean to default on a loan? Find out the answer to this question and learn about the consequences of defaulting on different types of... Read more

Student loan default is more common than you may think. More than 11 percent of the 44 million Americans with student loans are more than 90 days... Read more

Student loan debt has become so serious that more borrowers have defaulted on their student loans than ever before. Rohit Chopra, a senior fellow at... Read more