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A key phase in Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has wrapped up, bringing borrowers one step closer to relief. But pushback is brewing.
The public comment period for Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan is over, meaning implementa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Over a dozen GOP states seeking to block student-loan forgiveness through Biden's SAVE repayment plan may have been set back by a separate court ruling
A ruling in a separate lawsuit to block student-debt relief could suggest how the court might rule …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Middle-class Gen Xers are facing a new retirement challenge: their student loans
Student-loan debt is weighing down older workers, who may see their Social Security garnished to pa…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers will soon get cheaper monthly payments through Biden's new repayment plan — but their accounts might be paused in the meantime
The Education Department is placing some student-loan borrowers on the SAVE plan on forbearance as …
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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Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has already received over 24,000 comments. There are 2 weeks left to give the administration input.
The Education Department plans to begin implementing Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan thi…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A key student-loan forgiveness program will soon be paused. Here's what you need to know.
Student-loan company MOHELA will no longer be the sole processor of the Public Service Loan Forgive…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan forgiveness through Biden's new repayment plan faces another lawsuit from 7 GOP states
Missouri's attorney general led a new lawsuit to block student-loan repayment through the SAVE plan…
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…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How an unrelated Supreme Court decision could jeopardize Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan before it even goes into effect
While Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan isn't set to go into effect until the fall, a separ…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a jud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer got $110,000 in student loans forgiven after he'd paid off more than he borrowed. It's allowed him to scrap his plans to work part time in retirement.
Steven Perry, 58, thought the notice confirming his student-loan forgiveness was a scam. But after …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's new plan for student-loan forgiveness is entering its next key stage — and millions of borrowers will have a say on what the relief looks like
Biden's administration released its first set of draft rules for its new student-loan forgiveness p…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers just got 2 extra months to benefit from a temporary debt relief reform
Student-loan borrowers now have until June 30 to consolidate their loans and get the one-time accou…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan just began its 30-day public comment period — and anyone can tell the administration what they think of the relief
The draft text for Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan is out, and anyone in the public can …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A new type of student-loan forgiveness is coming this month
Biden is set to begin canceling student debt for borrowers in the SAVE plan who originally borrowed…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers in public service will now have to wait until July for their debt relief forms to be processed
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is transferring away from student-loan company MOHELA, …
Ayelet Sheffey
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3 top Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a major student-loan company, accusing it of 'loan forgiveness mismanagement' for millions of borrowers
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, and Bernie Sanders are calling for an investigation into stu…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers should no longer be serviced by a major company that's been scrutinized for bad behavior, a group of Democratic lawmakers and advocates say: 'It's time to fire MOHELA'
The Education Department has already punished MOHELA, but Rep. Ilhan Omar said that "it is time to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Over 27,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $4.1 million in payments in the mail after debt relief companies 'lured' them into 'fake loan forgiveness claims,' a federal consumer agency says
The FTC accused companies of using a "scheme" to trick student-loan borrowers into paying illegal f…