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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit
The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan
The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he tries to rally young voters
The plan is smaller and more targeted than Biden's original plan, which was killed by the Supreme Court last year.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
White House announces plan to cancel $5.3 million in student loan debt for 700 Mainers
The average debt relief in Maine is roughly $7,600 under the program to clear $1.2 billion in loans for 153,000 borrowers nationwide.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Biden says too many Americans are saddled with school debt as he cancels federal loans for 153,000
The administration began sending email notifications on Wednesday to some of the borrowers who will benefit from what the White House has called the SAVE program.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Experts can’t agree on Biden’s new student loan relief plan. What’s next.
Here's a breakdown of the process and what happens now.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
The latest attempt will rest on a sweeping law known as the Higher Education Act, which gives the education secretary authority to waive student loans.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2023
Rollout of Biden’s new student loan repayment plan hits early snags
The Education Department says it immediately directed servicers to notify affected borrowers and put them into administrative forbearance until they were able to calculate the correct payment amount.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans
The suit is part of a wave of legal challenges Republicans have leveled at the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of Americans.
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