If you have any student loans that are in default, the Department of Education is giving you until Oct. 2 at 3 a.m. ET to apply for the Fresh Start program to get them back in good standing so you ...

A student loan forgiveness option closed early Wednesday and federal loan borrowers will no longer be able to sign up for the Fresh Start program.. Fresh Start allowed borrowers to get out of ...

The Fresh Start program brings borrowers who carry defaulted loans back into repayment. First introduced by the Biden-Harris administration in April 2022, sign up for the program ends on September 30.

The Department of Education has drafted major changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Here's what borrowers ...

How to get a Fresh Start. Borrowers must opt into Fresh Start, which launches as soon as the student loan payment pause expires — currently scheduled for Aug. 31.

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump administration’s executive action are making the future of student loan ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Fresh Start program is a crucial initiative aimed at assisting borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt. As the program is set to end on September ...

As Biden mulls whether to enact wide-scale student loan forgiveness and extend the student loan payment pause, he’s considering a historic new plan to help student loan borrowers who are in ...

Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court will determine if Biden's loan forgiveness plan will be upheld or struck down. If it remains, low and middle-income people could see relief of up to $20,000 in ...

Editor's Note: Applications for the Fresh Start program closed on Oct. 2 at 3 a.m. ET. For more options on how to pay your student loans, visit studentaid.gov or check out CNET's student loan ...

Fresh Start is only available to borrowers with federal student loans including direct loans, government-held FFEL loans and privately-held FFEL loans.