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30 million student-loan borrowers who were about to benefit from Biden's second try at broad debt cancellation are now facing the first lawsuit to block it
Seven GOP-led states have filed the first lawsuit targeting Biden's upcoming plan to cancel student…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers are getting new details on qualifying for Biden's broader debt cancellation plan coming this fall
The Education Department is getting close to implementing its broader student-debt cancellation pla…
Ayelet Sheffey
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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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Student-loan borrowers can expect more debt relief before Biden's term is up, a top White House House official says
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told Axios that more student-loan forgiveness is coming for …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Meet the millennials who got student-loan forgiveness and now have the freedom to save for retirement, grow their families, and consider going back to school
BI spoke to millennials who received student-loan forgiveness over the past few years due to Biden'…
Ayelet Sheffey,Katherine Tang…
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A major student-loan company is 'improperly' rejecting some borrowers for debt cancellation they qualify for, 18 Democratic lawmakers say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading her colleagues in asking student-loan company Navient for answers …
Ayelet Sheffey
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After various degrees and a brain injury, I owe $150,000 in student loans. The lawsuits and election only make it worse.
Shanna Hayes owes more than $150,000 in student loans, made worse after a brain injury. The electio…
Alice Tecotzky
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Millions of student-loan borrowers should be on the lookout for an email update on Biden's broader debt cancellation plan. They might need to take action.
The Education Department is taking another step toward implementing its broader student-loan forgiv…
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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Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan have 2 options to get credit toward debt cancellation while the program is blocked
With the SAVE plan blocked, student-loan borrowers have a couple of options to get credit toward de…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A boomer living off Social Security is worried she'll lose lower student-loan payments through Biden's new plan: 'It seems like a war on the old and the poor'
Sue, 70, has $84,000 in student loans, and the SAVE plan helped her manage her payments. Now that i…
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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“Enough is enough”: Canada imposes strict immigration policies that could deport 70,000 international students; protests erupt nationwide
Significant changes in Canada’s immigration policies threaten potential deportation for 70,000 inte…
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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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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 boomer with $50,000 in student loans voted for Trump in the last election. But with Biden's new repayment plan blocked, she's considering supporting a Democratic ticket.
Rebecca Hill, 61, is an independent voter who supported Trump. But GOP lawsuits blocking the SAVE s…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company has 'illegally' tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
The CFPB sued student-loan company PHEAA, accusing it of ignoring borrowers' bankruptcy discharges …
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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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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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…