For loans disbursed between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, undergraduate rates will be set at 6.39 percent, a decline from last year's 6.53 percent.

Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?”

Hits to millions of Americans’ credit scores comes after the Department of Education announced last month it would send borrowers to collection agencies for falling behind on payments after