student loan forgiveness
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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 27, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Why student loan forgiveness touches a nerve
Rep. Jared Golden's recent tirade on the subject was insulting to Mainers – and gravely out of touch.
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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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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Biden administration to clear $130 million in debt of CollegeAmerica students
More than 7,000 students who attended the Colorado-based campuses of the for-profit chain between 2006 and 2020 will have their loans canceled.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2023
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student loan forgiveness
The Education Department said the plan will help more than 800,000 borrowers.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Supreme Court won’t block $6 billion student debt relief settlement
The justices' action comes as the high court is weighing what to do with the Biden administration's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student debt held by more than 40 million people.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Biden administration to ask high court to take up student debt plan
The Justice Department is fighting to keep Biden's plan alive after it was halted by two federal courts in recent weeks.
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