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Student Loan Defaults Rise to 9.2 Million Amid Trump’s Crackdown

The US Department of Education reported student loan defaults rose to 9.2 million in April. This increase followed the government's end of a four-year pause on loan collections instituted during the Covid pandemic.

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Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM EDT

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