It’s a challenging time for many federal student loan borrowers just trying to pay off their debt. Here’s what borrowers need to know.

If you have student loans, you may want to check your account. Experts suggest millions of federal student loan borrowers will start to see an impact on their credit score.

Overdue student loans can once again affect credit scores, making it harder to rent or buy a home or car, but there are steps to mitigate the impact.

A "record share" of student loan debt is delinquent, said Axios. Nearly a quarter of borrowers — roughly 9 million Americans ...

Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit ...

There are 8 million federal student loan borrowers waiting for the courts to decide if ... beginning with reporting that delinquency to the national credit bureaus. Weakened credit can make it harder ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a federal agency that helps protect consumers from financial harm. For ...

People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.

With IDR applications unfrozen, borrowers can again apply for plans to lower student loan payments. Here's what experts recommend for now. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages ...

the more likely you are to get approved for a private student loan at the lowest interest rate offered. On the other hand, bad credit signifies that you might have had some issues with credit in ...

Tiffany Wendeln Connors is a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards ... "I have concerns about people … having their student loan debt hanging over their head for the rest ...