Debt collectors work with universities, colleges and private lenders to collect student loans. For education loans backed by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education has a clearly-defined collection program that uses private collection agencies. Recent changes in federal law will shift all previously federally backed loans to direct loans from the federal government, cutting private lenders out of the equation.

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USA Funds Sues Department of Education Over Collection Fees

20 July 2015

CFPB's First Monthly Complaints Report Could Use More Context

16 July 2015

CFPB Finds 90 Percent Rejection Rate For Student Loan co-Signers Seeking Release

19 June 2015

Photographer Seeks to Humanize, Personalize the Face of Student Loan Debt

17 June 2015

New York Times Gives Lots of Space to Student Loan Debt

17 June 2015

Veteran-Owned Firms Sought to Collect Federal Student Loans

17 June 2015

Urban and Rural Firms Sought to Collect Federal Student Loans

27 May 2015

The Rising Cost of a College Education

22 May 2015

WOSB Small Business Status Achieved by NRS

18 May 2015

Five Percent of Recent Grads Say They'll Never Pay Off Their Debt

14 May 2015

CFPB Launches Public Inquiry Into Student Loan Servicing Practices

14 May 2015

CFPB To Convene Field Hearing Tomorrow in Milwaukee About Student Loans

13 May 2015

Minority Firms Sought to Collect Federal Student Loans

13 May 2015

Interactive Intelligence Helps Companies Improve Student Loan Debt Collection

12 May 2015

CFPB: For Heaven’s Sake Help Consumers Communicate about Their Student Loan Resolution Options

11 May 2015

Data Security and Compliance Play Significant Roles in Student Loan Collections

8 May 2015

Performant Q1 Earnings Provide Insight on Student Loan Collections

8 May 2015

Windham Professionals Awarded Contract Extension

7 May 2015

National Human Resource Association Names Conserve's George Huyler 2015 HR Exec of the Year

22 April 2015

Judge Sides with Government in Student Loan Debt Collection Contract Dispute Ruling

15 April 2015