As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track
Barbara Howaniec, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, poses for a photo in her office on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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