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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CFPB Launches Student Loan Debt Collection Assistant Online Tool

23 July 2012

Executive Change: Don Taylor Named President of Automated Collection Services

10 July 2012

ED Subcontractor CAI Receives FISMA Certification

3 July 2012

Congress Set to Vote on Student Loan Interest Rate Fix

29 June 2012

Executive Changes: Access Receivables Boosts Education Division with Two New Hires

28 June 2012

Small Companies Seeking ED Subcontract to Get Big Discount on MyGovWatch.com

26 June 2012

ED Debt Collection Contractor ConServe Announces Call Center Expansion

19 June 2012

Mike Ginsberg's Musings: Student Loans and Mortgages Take the Reins

8 June 2012

Student Loan Collections: The Big Issue Wrap-Up

7 June 2012

Student Loan Collections: The Big Issue Wrap-Up

7 June 2012

FFELP is Dead! What Should We Do Now?

5 June 2012

Is it Socially Acceptable to Not Pay Your Student Loans?

4 June 2012

Enhancing the Student Experience Should be a Top Priority in Controlling Loan Default Rates

1 June 2012

Colleges Continually on the Line for Defaulted Loans and Grants

31 May 2012

Mark Russell: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Student Loans?

30 May 2012

Evolution of Student Loan Collections

29 May 2012

Executive Change: Windham Professionals Names New Chief Operating Officer

25 May 2012

Collection Industry Donors Pay Off Veteran's Federal Student Loan through ARMing Heroes

23 May 2012

Large Ed Subcontractor to Pursue Private Collection Agency Contract

22 May 2012

Student Loans for K-12 Education on the Rise

21 May 2012