The success rate for student loan borrowers who attempt to discharge their debt in bankruptcy has "jumped" to 87% in recent years, a new study finds. Still, few people pursue the option because of a ...

The Education Department, the lawsuit argues, promised to discharge more than $23 billion in student loans, but many borrowers report they haven't received the relief.

A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like them should try. By Tara Siegel Bernard Student loans have long been ...

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 ...

Thousands of borrowers are expecting to receive formal notices in four weeks that their student loans are getting discharged. But if the Education Department gets its way, those borrowers may have to ...