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Student-loan borrowers can likely count on more debt cancellation if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Kamala Harris has backed several key student-loan forgiveness efforts during her career.
Ayelet Sheffey
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More student-loan borrowers are getting debt cancellation through bankruptcy 2 years after Biden streamlined the process
The Justice Department announced that 98% of student-loan borrowers who requested bankruptcy relief…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers might get debt cancellation now that a major forgiveness program is back
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was paused in May as borrowers were transitioned away f…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company is being sued over claims it mismanaged 8 million borrowers' accounts, blocking them from lower payments and debt relief
The American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit against student-loan company MOHELA over claims…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers are entering a new 'Wild West' where any form of debt relief is much less certain
The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, inviting uncertainty over the fate of federal r…
Ayelet Sheffey
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35,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $1.2 billion in debt wiped out after fixes to a key relief program
The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A federal court has now blocked Biden's new student-loan repayment plan in full, prohibiting borrowers from getting cheaper payments and debt cancellation
The 8th Circuit Appeals Court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety, forcing…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the Gen Xers and boomers retiring with 6 figures of student debt that threatens their Social Security and savings
Some Gen X and boomer student-loan borrowers are staring down a retirement crisis where their savin…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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A Gen Xer got $112,000 in student loans forgiven after paying off a 'worthless degree' for over a decade. Now she can enter retirement debt-free.
Sheila Reed, 57, graduated from a school the Education Department later found fraudulent. She was "…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan companies put up 'excessive barriers' and gave borrowers inaccurate information about debt relief, a federal consumer watchdog says
A new report from the CFPB found that student-loan companies engaged in "unfair and abusive acts" w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Texas Gen Xer who went to college in his 40s says it didn't help him find a job and saddled him with over $100k in student debt
A Texas-based truck driver went to college in his 40s to change careers. He said his degree hasn't …
Jacob Zinkula
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Biden's Education Department is considering avenues to make 450,000 more workers eligible for a key student-debt cancellation program
The Education Department issued a request for information on expanding Public Service Loan Forgiven…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan payments will be paused for 3 million borrowers after federal judges blocked debt cancellation and cheaper bills through Biden's new repayment plan
After judges blocked key parts of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Education Department sa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers have one week left to benefit from a temporary measure that'll bring them closer to debt cancellation
Student-loan borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and PSLF have until June 30 to consolidate …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers with private debt have a chance to get their balances wiped out — but they have to ask for it
Student-loan company Navient has a process for borrowers with private debt to apply for relief if t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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These student-loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation through the government, but they're struggling to get the same relief on their private balances: 'I feel so defeated. I feel trapped.'
Biden forgave student loans for borrowers who went to schools accused of fraud. Private borrowers a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers who were set to get debt cancellation or lower payments through Biden's new repayment plan won't get it for now. Here's what you need to know.
Two separate court rulings blocked parts of the SAVE plan, including student-debt relief and cheape…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A second Trump term would be 'chaos' for student loan borrowers
Trump has intensified his verbal attacks on student loan forgiveness and a recent Supreme Court rul…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Biden's second attempt at broader student-loan forgiveness could now happen in October
The Education Department plans to finalize its next student-loan forgiveness plan in October. Borro…
Ayelet Sheffey
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160,500 more student-loan borrowers are getting $7.7 billion in 'much needed' debt cancellation
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement means that more than one out of every 10 federal b…