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The article presents the discussion on Navient's $120 million settlement with federal regulators over allegations of misleading student loan borrowers and mishandling payments. Topics include Navient's ban from federal student loan servicing, the $100 million restitution to affected borrowers; and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's actions against the company.

The article reports on the lawsuits filed by several states including Missouri challenging the U.S. President Joe Biden's SAVE repayment program, which would provide student debt relief. Issues discussed include unlawfulness of SAVE, difference of the SAVE plan from other repayment programs, the argument that the Education Department overstepped its authority by turning to the major questions doctrine, and inability of borrowers enrolled in SAVE to enroll in other repayment plans.

The article reports that the U.S. legislation known as Secure 2.0, which included a package of retirement-related provisions intended to boost savings, would make it easier for people with education loans to save for retirement while paying what they owe. Topics covered include the companies which introduced the benefit to employees, how the benefit can help employers and how the plight of student debt borrowers has become a national focus.

The article focuses on the Biden administration's pause on student loan payments for eight million borrowers enrolled in the new SAVE repayment plan following a federal court's temporary block, necessitating borrowers' placement in interest-free forbearance while legal challenges are ongoing.

The article focuses on U.S. President, Joe Biden administration's response to legal challenges affecting the SAVE student loan repayment program, including the temporary suspension of monthly payments for millions of borrowers and efforts to recalibrate payment calculations.

The article focuses on President Biden's new student loan repayment plan, which faced setbacks when federal judges in Kansas and Missouri issued injunctions blocking some of its benefits temporarily, casting uncertainty over its implementation and leaving millions of borrowers.

The article highlights U.S. President, Joe Biden's move to cancel student debt for 78,000 borrowers, predominantly public sector workers, contributing to a total cancellation of nearly four million borrowers, focusing on fixing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The article explains the potential consequences if one falls behind on student loan payments. It discusses the impact of skipping payments on credit scores. Categories used by credit reporting companies to generate credit scores include payment history, amounts that borrowers pay down on installment loans, and accrued interest on missed payments. Guidance is also offered to borrowers for finding credit reports and scores.

The article discusses how students can take advantage of U.S. President Joe Biden's loan repayment program, known as SAVE, which opened for enrollment in August 2023. Topics covered include exclusion and eligibility for the new repayment plan, how the SAVE plan works and the changes for borrowers with small loan balances. It also cites what would happen to borrowers who were in default before payments were paused and delinquent borrowers under the program.

The article focuses on the Biden administration's announcement that, starting in February, Federal student loan borrowers enrolled in the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, who initially borrowed 12,000 U.S. dollar or less for college and have made at least 10 years of qualifying monthly payments.

The article presents cases of student loan borrowers who will continue to struggle under he weight of their loans following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Courtto to dismiss the federal student loan debt forgiveness plan of U.S. President Joe Biden. It describes the circumstances of borrowers including Gina McDavitt, Dorien Rogers and Asha Anthony. The advantage of the Federal PLUS loans for parents is discussed.

The article reports on the miscalculations of student loan payments made by the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority that affected about 420,000 student loan borrowers who are being transferred into the SAVE income-driven repayment plan of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

The article focuses on the resumption of student loan payments and provides information about the Biden administration's measures to ease the transition, including a yearlong "on-ramp" for missed payments, the introduction of the more affordable income-driven repayment plan called SAVE.