Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. An apparent surge of student loan forgiveness approval letters ...

Borrowers have been plagued by problems since the restart of student loan payments in the fall. The U.S. Department of Education said at the end of October that student loan servicer Mohela, or the ...

As student loan repayment requirements resume this month, some borrowers are experiencing customer service issues with their loan servicers. The resulting chaos has prompted 19 state attorneys general ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. Can student loan forgiveness get reversed? In some cases, it ...

Back in June of last year, my colleague David Dayen predicted that ending the pandemic-era student loan repayment pause would be a logistical disaster. In theory, the Biden administration has cobbled ...

After a lengthy pandemic-related pause, the U.S. Department of Education resumed collection efforts on student loans in default in May. This has placed renewed pressure on borrowers who are behind on ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants MOHELA (Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority) to answer for the problems student loan borrowers faced – including inaccurate bills and hourslong hold times on the phone ...

After a lengthy pandemic-related pause, the U.S. Department of Education resumed collection efforts on student loans in default in May. This has placed renewed pressure on borrowers who are behind on ...

When the Department of Education first delayed the launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last March, officials projected calm and confidence. The department assured students and ...

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If you feel like you’re stuck in a student loan black hole, such as in default, you might consider several options, including legal recourse. But is a lawyer the right way to resolve your debt woes?