Federal student loan collections resume Monday, ending pandemic-era pause
The Department of Education is urging borrowers in default to start making a monthly payment or enroll in an income-driven repayment plan.
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The Department of Education is urging borrowers in default to start making a monthly payment or enroll in an income-driven repayment plan.
WBZ's Paula Ebben speaks to student loan attorney Adam Minsky about the US resuming its debt collection on loans that in default, including garnishing wages.
The White House is turning to other methods to erase student debt after the Supreme Court blocked its broader effort to forgive loans.
About 78,000 people will receive an email from President Joe Biden telling them that their loans are canceled. Here's what to know.
The Biden administration knows it has a messaging problem when it comes to getting credit for student loan forgiveness.
The Biden administration needs to get the word out about loans that have already been forgiven. WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reports.
Borrowers who took out $12,000 or less in loans and have been in repayment for at least 10 years could get their debt erased.
This latest $4.8 billion in relief brings the grand total of approved debt cancellation by the administration to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted a clinic Monday to help federal student loan borrowers access a time-limited opportunity to get closer to Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
The number of people seeking help on the platform to pay student loans has exploded over the last year, the crowdfunding site says.
The Greater Boston Food Bank is seeing an unprecedented need for help.
More Massachusetts residents are facing food insecurity and with relief for federal student loans coming to an end, the Greater Boston Food Bank is seeing more people in need of their services.
The resumption of payments means money that's gone into people's pockets, and the economy, is now going into those payments.
WBZ TV's Chris Tanaka reports.
As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased.
Americans with student loan debt need to begin repaying their loans again after a hiatus of more than three years.
If you have student loans, next month you'll have to make your first payment since 2020. But your interest is already accruing again as of September 1.
Student loan payments are resuming for the first time since 2020, here's what to know about the new SAVE plan and more.
Biden administration officials say the new federal program could cut monthly loan payments for 20 million people.
Recipients include doctors, nurses and social workers.
Some borrowers who had enrolled in income-driven repayment plans will start getting their debt discharged this week.
Only one-third of borrowers are aware that loan repayments will restart in October, a new survey found.
The Department of Education announced Friday that it would right the wrong for more than 800,000 people by honoring their earned student loan forgiveness.
WBZ TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
45 million student loan borrowers must start repaying loans on October 1.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Boston's Logan Airport has added free arcade games as part of a project to improve the passenger experience.
An Abington, Massachusetts man is accused of trying to set the police chief's cruiser on fire Friday morning.
It's the end of an era for Tom Brady's TB12 health and wellness brand.
Storms will bring some snow to Massachusetts on Saturday and Sunday, and it could impact the Patriots playoff game.
Boston police said both drivers ended up in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. WBZ-TV’s Anna Meiler reports.
An Abington, Massachusetts man is accused of trying to set the police chief's cruiser on fire Friday morning.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
Marshfield, Massachusetts police officer Richard Perry has been placed on administrative leave after he allegedly caused a serious head-on crash.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Fans are buzzing in anticipation for the New England Patriots to face the Houston Texans on Sunday. When asked what they would say to the team in a pregame locker-room speech they did not hold back.
The Boston Bruins beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night after raising Zdeno Chara's No. 33 to the rafters.
Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter as the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Miami Heat 119-114.
The Boston Bruins retired Zdeno Chara's number in a ceremony at the TD Garden.
The AFC divisional round game at Gillette Stadium will be the first postseason matchup for Josh and Ben McDaniels.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.