When it comes to credit scores, having student loans can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how borrowers manage the debt.

With the U.S. government once again forwarding missed student loan payments to collections, millions of Americans are experiencing declines in their credit scores. Last month, the Education Department ...

Whether it's the pandemic or a weak job market or poorly conceived political protests, student loan collections are way down. Roughly a third of student lo ...

Like any form of debt, student loans have the potential to affect your credit either positively or negatively. Many Americans have had the latter occur in recent months as student loan payments resume ...

Millions of Americans who thought student loan relief would last long-term are now facing a hard reality. When loan collections resumed in May, missed payments began to hit credit reports again. While ...

When you take out a student loan, your lender sends funds directly to your school. After your school deducts what's needed to pay for expenses such as tuition and room and board, it will disburse ...

The Fed doesn’t directly impact what you pay for federal student loans, yet it might affect variable-rate and private loans.

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Trump's considering selling US student loans to private investors. Can he do it? What happens if yours gets sold?