student loan forgiveness
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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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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.