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WASHINGTON, DC November 20: US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday November 20, 2025. The Education Department is ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 07: United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on March 07, 2025 in New York City. McMahon announced this week ...

The U.S. government prepares to resume aggressive collection efforts against millions of borrowers with defaulted federal student loans. These efforts, set to begin in just one week, will include ...

Only defaulted federal student loans put your tax refund at risk, not delinquent or private student loans. You have 65 days from the notice to stop it with payment arrangements or a valid objection.

SBA & Federal Debt Advisory Services has announced new guidance regarding Treasury Offset Program enforcement through the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.

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It has been more than five years since referrals for collections regarding student loans in default were paused as a form of temporary financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden’s ...

The Department of Education has announced a significant shift in its approach to federal student loan collections, set to begin on May 5. This change will primarily affect borrowers who are in default ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced the immediate resumption of debt collection activities through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) for debts accrued prior to March 2020. This ...