More than half a million federal student loan borrowers remain in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan, a court filing revealed.

In an ominous sign for student loan borrowers, the Education Department published new data indicating that backlogs for repayment plans and loan forgiveness are ongoing.

Some types of student loan forgiveness will be taxed again after five years of being tax-free. The change will impact borrowers in income-driven repayment plans who have their debts canceled as a result of making a certain number of qualifying monthly payments.

President Trump signed an executive order for changes to the PSLF program in March 2025. They impact who qualifies for forgiveness and go into effect July 1, 2026.

A federal judge approved an agreement this week to phase out the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, Plan. The move could affect millions of borrowers.

The Treasury Department will take over the collection of defaulted federal student loan debt, and will support efforts to bring borrowers back into repayment.

Federal appeals court officially ends Biden's SAVE student loan plan, reportedly impacting 7 million borrowers who must now seek alternative repayment options.

President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026.Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Big changes are coming for a long-standing student-loan forgiveness program. In 2007, Congress approved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, sweeping changes have been made to federal student debt relief programs, impacting borrowers nationwide. As of October 2025, U.S ...

WASHINGTON -- Within days, millions of Americans are expected to be able to take their first steps to cancel up to $20,000 in debt under President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program -- a multibillion-dollar initiative cheered on by ...

Americans owe a collective $1.51 trillion in student loans, so it’s no surprise that student debt has entered the national conversation, with some presidential candidates calling for a blanket forgiveness of all federal student loans. To find out what ...