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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Default Rates Rise for Federal Student Loans

13 September 2011

Coast Professional, Pioneer Start Q3 with Win on ED Collection Contract

2 September 2011

Citigroup Selling $2.5 billion in Student Loans to Discover

1 September 2011

How "Crazy" Do You Have to Be to Get a Loan Forgiven?

30 August 2011

More Small Collection Agencies to Share in ED Student Loan Contract

18 August 2011

Executive Change: FAMS Announces Barry W. Brown as VP of Student Loans

13 July 2011

SWAT Team Update: It Was Student Loan Fraud

9 June 2011

SWAT Team Maybe Sent to Collect Student Loan

8 June 2011

New Report Helps Universities Manage Student Loan Defaults

6 June 2011

Universities Place $36 million in Student Debt with UK Debt Collector

1 June 2011

Appreciate a Teacher

3 May 2011

Student Loan Debt Likely to Top One Trillion Dollars

21 April 2011

Entry Level Jobs That Pay $123,000?

21 April 2011

A Love Letter from Your Student Loan Bill Collector

23 February 2011

Inventory Balances Shake Up ED Debt Collection Performance Rankings

3 December 2010

ConServe Named to Rochester's Top 100 List

10 November 2010

NCO and CTI Take Top Quarterly Spots on ED Collection Contract

28 October 2010

Rehabilitated Loans Shake Up ED Collection Performance Rankings

14 October 2010

Executive Change: FAMS Announces Sharon Stickles as VP of Client Administration

11 October 2010

Some Student Loan Collection Managers have been Asleep at the Switch

6 October 2010