The percentage of homes sold to new homeowners slipped. One reason: student loans.

We hear all the time that student loan debt is on the rise, and isn't likely to slow down anytime soon. For all those federal loans, though, does the government really make any money?

It should be easy to figure out if the government makes money off of student loans. But it's not.

As Congress bickers over the interest rates on student loans — again — the question is, why is this so hard to figure out?

Loan forgiveness and discharge programs may help ease — or even erase — your student loan burden.

Most people think of student debt impacting folks in their 20s or 30s. But it's affecting older Americans as well.

Ignoring your problems rarely ever makes them go away. Anna learned that the hard way when the government started garnishing her wages after she defaulted on her student loan payments. But, she says, she's thankful it happened.

Two young adults share their stories of how student loan debt has impacted their lives since graduating from college.

Bruce Chapman, economist at the Australian National University in Canberra discusses Australia's “study now/pay later” student loan formula.

Librarians and marriage counselors need more than three times as long to pay off college loans than lawyers, or those in advertising/marketing careers.