The move followed a decision last year that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by trying to forgive more than $400 billion in student loans.
Category: Education Department (US)
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Biden Administration Pauses Student Loan Payments for Millions
Eight million borrowers enrolled in the repayment plan known as SAVE will be placed in an interest-free forbearance while the administration deals with legal issues.
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Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan Blocked by Federal Appeals Court
Eight million borrowers who are enrolled in the plan, known as SAVE, are left in limbo after a series of rulings tied to two lawsuits brought by Republican-led states.
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Nearly Half of Student Loan Borrowers Are Not Yet Paying Their Monthly Bill
Millions of people are overdue on their federal loans or still have them paused — and court rulings keep upending collection efforts.
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A Major Part of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan, SAVE, Is Restored
Federal appellate judges ruled that the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan could continue to operate as legal challenges to the program work their way through the courts.
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What Happens to Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan After Court Rulings?
More than eight million borrowers are enrolled in the income-driven plan known as SAVE. The Education Department is assessing the rulings.
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Parts of Biden’s SAVE Student Loan Plan Are Blocked by Judges
A part of the SAVE plan that would have cut monthly bills for millions of borrowers starting on July 1 was put on hold.
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Student Loan Bills Are Dropping Next Month for Many, but There’s a Hiccup
The Education Department has not finished recalculating payments for millions of borrowers enrolled in SAVE, forcing loan servicers to put many loans into forbearance.
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There’s a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don’t Know About It.
A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.
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Navient Will Cancel Private Student Loans. Most Don’t Know About It.
A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.
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A Pause for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The Education Department has temporarily stopped processing applications and other forms as it updates its systems and deals with problems plaguing the program.
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Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts.