Americans tidied up their household balance sheets to start 2025, cleaning up some credit card and auto loan debt, new data ...

Serious delinquencies on student loans jumped to about 8% after the first quarter of loan repayment data was reported.

TransUnion, one of the three major credit bureaus, found that one in five student loan borrowers is at risk of defaulting.

Missing student loan payments can lower credit scores by varying amounts depending on a borrower's credit. Reduced credit ...

The toughest consequences of late student-loan payments and nonpayments have returned, and many borrowers are buckling — including those who have a track record of paying their bills on time.

Entering young adulthood saddled with debt has become standard for many who want an undergraduate degree, sometimes to the tune of tens-of-thousands of dollars. Around 45% of 2025 high school ...

Around 45% of 2025 high school graduates will go on to a four-year college, according to NerdWallet analysis, and more than one-third of them will take on student loans to pay for their higher ...