With all the uncertainty surrounding student loans, scammers are preying on individuals who are looking for lower payments or student loan forgiveness.

If you have had trouble staying on top of your student loan payments and are concerned about the prospect of wage garnishment, there are steps you can take. The most straightforward is to "make consistent, timely payments," ensuring you remember deadlines by "setting up automatic payments or reminders," said LendingTree.

An order by President Donald Trump will freeze potentially trillions of dollars of grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, but most student loan borrowers will not be effected.

Student loan forgiveness has been in the forefront, but the potential elimination of the student loan interest deduction warrants close attention, too.

American student loan debt is sky-high, with some estimates putting the total number over $2.19 trillion—that’s higher than all U.S. credit card and auto loan debt combined. President Joe Biden and his administration made numerous attempts to alleviate the burden of student loans,

SoFi shares exactly what a principal-only student loan payment is and how to be sure you're doing it right. Making principal-only payments on student loans can accelerate the payback period and reduce overall borrowing costs.

With a new administration in the White House, the future of student loan forgiveness is unclear. You don't need to know a historian to know these figures. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the icons of the past who show up on our screens the most frequently.