student loan forgiveness
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Biden administration could make it easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy
Agencies will consider such factors as the person's current and future ability to pay, taking into account efforts to earn income or manage expenses.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Appeals court ruling keeps Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on hold
The ruling arrives days after a federal judge in a separate lawsuit in Texas declared Biden's debt relief plan unlawful, effectively barring the Education Department from accepting more applications.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2022
Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted
Already, about 26 million people have applied, and 16 million applications have been approved. However, because of court rulings, none of the relief has actually gone out.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
EXPLAINER: Where does the student loan debt plan stand?
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman ruled that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws. The administration immediately filed a notice to appeal.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The lawsuit, one of a growing number of challenges, represents the second major hurdle the administration has faced in federal courts over the proposal.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Biden administration relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness
The new policy clarifies that the Education Department can review claims from individual borrowers or it can grant forgiveness to huge swaths of students from the same college.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Biden kicks off student loan relief application season
The number of borrowers who applied during the testing period already amounts to more than one-fourth of the total number of applicants the administration had projected.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2022
Student loan forgiveness applications now available online in ‘beta’ test
The department has said it will make a final version of the form available by the end of this month.