Trump fails to mention defunct Trump University in rant about ‘corrupt colleges’ and Biden’s student loan forgiveness
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump fails to mention defunct Trump University in rant about ‘corrupt colleges’ and Biden’s student loan forgiveness

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump failed to mention his defunct Trump University in a rant about colleges and President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme. “Donald Trump scammed 9,000 students out of $42 million in the illegal unlicensed ‘Trump University’ — tricking them into putting the ‘tuition’ on their credit cards. Trump University was not a university or even a licensed school at all — but it made fake ‘diplomas’ for its students after they paid up to $35,000 a piece in ‘tuition.’” “And then Trump settled the lawsuit for 25 million dollars, making a huge profit from his blatant fraud. “Your dad defrauded students out of over 25 million dollars with Trump University, but please continue down the stupid path of crying about something you know nothing about,” Tony Posnanski said.

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Biden cancels $4.28 bn more in student debt before leaving office
4 days, 4 hours ago

Biden cancels $4.28 bn more in student debt before leaving office

Raw Story  

U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he was canceling student loans for an additional 55,000 Americans, which would amount to wiping out $4.28 billion in debt in his final month in office. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement that Friday's approval brings the total amount secured during Biden's four years in office to "nearly $180 billion …

$180 billion and counting: Joe Biden announces fresh cancellation of US student loans during final month in office
4 days, 5 hours ago

$180 billion and counting: Joe Biden announces fresh cancellation of US student loans during final month in office

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden said Friday he was canceling student loans for an additional 55,000 Americans, which would amount to wiping out $4.28 billion in debt in his final month in office. The mass cancellation of debt is for "teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement officials, and other public service workers who have dedicated their lives to giving back to …

Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office
4 days, 20 hours ago

Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office

Al Jazeera  

Move brings total in student loan forgiveness during Joe Biden’s term as president to $180bn, Education Department says. US President Joe Biden’s administration is cancelling student loans for another 55,000 people in the United States, amounting to $4.2bn in debt forgiveness just weeks before his time in office ends. Under Biden, the Education Department loosened the rules for public service …

Biden administration provides $4.28 billion in student debt relief
4 days, 20 hours ago

Biden administration provides $4.28 billion in student debt relief

Politico  

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have been pushing for the administration to forgive borrowers who are eligible before Biden leaves office. They also expressed concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration would not provide the same level of debt relief to borrowers. “During his first term President Trump refused to deliver meaningful debt relief for borrowers. “President Trump’s negligence has led …

Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt
4 days, 20 hours ago

Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt

Salon  

The Biden administration has withdrawn its proposals for large-scale student loan relief programs, closing the door on mass loan forgiveness in the remaining weeks of his term. The U.S. Department of Education is rescinding two of its major student loan proposals, which would have considered some amount of loan forgiveness for at least 38 million Americans, according to Politico. In …

Many student loans bills could double under Trump: report
3 weeks ago

Many student loans bills could double under Trump: report

Raw Story  

Many student loan borrowers could see their bills double under Donald Trump's second term if his administration chooses not to defend the SAVE plan in court, or if Republicans in Congress eliminate the plan, according to a report. President Joe Biden's student loan repayment plan capped the monthly payment requirements at 5% of the borrower's income, which is half of …

Some student loan borrowers may have to pay more under Trump
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Some student loan borrowers may have to pay more under Trump

Salon  

Around 8 million student loan borrowers might see their monthly payments double if President-elect Donald Trump dismantles President Joe Biden's repayment plan, according to CNBC. But Trump has criticized broad-based student loan forgiveness and called Biden’s student loan relief program “vile” during his campaign. Bob Eitel, who served during the first Trump administration as a senior counselor to the education …

Student loans and Trump: Borrowers brace for changes
1 month ago

Student loans and Trump: Borrowers brace for changes

Salon  

From the future of the Affordable Care Act to the fate of same-sex marriage, Donald Trump's reelection has prompted many questions over what to expect in the next four years. In Trump’s first term, he attempted to eliminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, a federal initiative that forgives the remaining balance on direct loans. “Project 2025 calls for ending …

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean
1 month ago

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “ radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. Trump has vowed to cut off federal money for schools and colleges that push “critical race theory, transgender insanity, and …

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He vowed to use federal money as leverage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He vowed to use federal money as leverage

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has depicted schools as a political battleground to be won back from the left. Donald Trump’s vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism. There is no evidence that our American education system …

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “ wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism. There is no evidence that our American education system is full of maniacs.” Trump’s platform calls for “massive funding preferences” for states and …

Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education, forbid lessons on gender identity
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education, forbid lessons on gender identity

India Today  

Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect wants to keep transgender athletes out of girls’ sports. On his first day in office, Trump has repeatedly said he will cut money to “any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or …

Higher payments loom for many student loan borrowers under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Higher payments loom for many student loan borrowers under Trump

LA Times  

USC students attend graduation from Viterbi School of Engineering at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on May 10, 2024. Here is a rundown of where the major Biden student debt relief initiatives stand: Current debt relief programs In July 2023, the Education Department launched the first elements of its Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan to cut payments …

What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness
1 month, 1 week ago

What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness

NPR  

What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness toggle caption Moor Studio/Getty Images Millions of federal student loan borrowers are facing uncertainty — or, rather, even more uncertainty — after last week's presidential election. Biden's signature student loan repayment plan, the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, slashed borrowers' monthly payments while also preventing interest from growing what …

Trump's win in US Elections brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's win in US Elections brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

Hindustan Times  

Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness efforts. President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have criticized Biden's loan forgiveness efforts, and lawsuits by GOP-led states have held up plans for widespread debt cancellation. She owes …

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

Associated Press  

Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. She owes about $18,000, and she was in the process of it being forgiven, but it’s at a standstill.” President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have criticized …

Trump win clouds Biden's student debt cancellation efforts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump win clouds Biden's student debt cancellation efforts

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has cast doubt on the future of student loan forgiveness in the US, raising concerns for borrowers who had hoped for relief under President Joe Biden’s policies. Both hoped for relief from Biden’s proposed loan forgiveness, but now, with Trump and Republican-led states opposing the programme, the future of these efforts remains uncertain. REPUBLICAN CRITICISM AND …

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

LA Times  

Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Trump called it a “total catastrophe” that “taunted young people.” Biden promised the student loan cancellation program during his run for the presidency. From its launch, Biden’s loan …

Donald Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Some professors would welcome it
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Some professors would welcome it

Salon  

Donald Trump has never made a secret of his antipathy to higher education, but scapegoating the academy has become a central preoccupation of his second presidential run. If Trump takes the White House in November his administration could abolish the Department of Education, as called for by Project 2025; levy fines on universities and use them to fund an online …

Biden administration cancelling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers
7 months ago

Biden administration cancelling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration is cancelling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. A separate action by the Biden administration aimed to correct previous mistakes that delayed cancellation for some borrowers enrolled in other repayment plans and through Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which forgives loans for people who make 10 years of payments while working in …

$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes

LA Times  

People walk past the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2015. The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced that it was canceling $6.1 billion in student loan debt …

Biden cancels $6 billion in student loans for 317,000 Americans scammed by art school and brings total handouts to more than $160 billion before the 2024 election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden cancels $6 billion in student loans for 317,000 Americans scammed by art school and brings total handouts to more than $160 billion before the 2024 election

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it canceled $6 billion in student debt for borrowers who attended the Art Institutes between 2004 and 2017. Numerous legal actions accused the U.S. college chain of using 'pervasive' methods to entice students, including using one-time student Serena Williams ' multi-million dollar salary as a means to skew the average wage of alumni. People walk …

Biden accused of using student loan forgiveness program to PAY pro-Palestine activists with taxpayer dollars as campus protests continue
8 months ago

Biden accused of using student loan forgiveness program to PAY pro-Palestine activists with taxpayer dollars as campus protests continue

Daily Mail  

Republicans are blasting Biden's student loan forgiveness plan for providing millions of taxpayer dollars to the students wreaking havoc at anti-Israel protests nationwide. Now, Republicans are using the protests as a cudgel to slam Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, claiming that the president wants to pay the protestors' bills. NYPD officers face protestors after detaining demonstrators and clearing an …

The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt
8 months, 1 week ago

The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt

Raw Story  

I don’t get it and I’m hoping you can help me figure it out. The week before, somebody slipped this little gem into Maria Cantwell’s must-pass legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration : “The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Attorney General may not take any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, …

GOP lawmaker complaining about student debt relief gets a brutal reminder from White House
8 months, 1 week ago

GOP lawmaker complaining about student debt relief gets a brutal reminder from White House

Raw Story  

A Republican lawmaker complained about student loan forgiveness, only to have the White House remind him about his own forgiven debts. "Biden's debt transfer scheme puts the burden on taxpayers, forcing the 87% without loans to foot the bill for the 13% who do," Hern said on social media. Instead, it reposted Hern's message with a simple caption: "Congressman Kevin …

Biden cancels ANOTHER $7.4 BILLION in student loan debt: President has now erased $153 billion for 4.3 million Americans in scheme ripped by critics as a bid to 'buy votes'
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden cancels ANOTHER $7.4 BILLION in student loan debt: President has now erased $153 billion for 4.3 million Americans in scheme ripped by critics as a bid to 'buy votes'

Daily Mail  

Latest effort brings number of borrowers to have debt wiped to 4.3 million Debt is being wiped out for borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan, Income-Driven Repayment plan and Public Service Loan Forgiveness plan The White House has announced it is wiping out another $7.4 billion in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers, bringing the total canceled by the Biden …

The 18 states suing the Biden administration over student loan debt
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The 18 states suing the Biden administration over student loan debt

Daily Mail  

Eighteen Republican led states are attempting to block President Biden's student loan forgiveness effort to cancel billions in student loan debt. The lawsuit comes after eleven other states led by Kansas recently filed another lawsuit against the Biden administration over the program that began forgiving student loan debt earlier this year. While states are challenging the SAVE program, the Biden …

REVEALED: The 18 states suing the Biden administration over bid to cancel BILLIONS in student debt... as president pushes latest bid despite legal concerns
8 months, 2 weeks ago

REVEALED: The 18 states suing the Biden administration over bid to cancel BILLIONS in student debt... as president pushes latest bid despite legal concerns

Daily Mail  

Eighteen Republican led states are attempting to block President Biden's student loan forgiveness effort to cancel billions in student loan debt. The lawsuit comes after eleven other states led by Kansas recently filed another lawsuit against the Biden administration over the program that began forgiving student loan debt earlier this year. President Biden at an event to address student loan …

Biden pitches student loan relief plan, 23 million Americans may benefit
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden pitches student loan relief plan, 23 million Americans may benefit

India Today  

President Joe Biden announced on Monday plans to ease student debt that would benefit at least 23 million Americans, addressing a key issue for young voters whose support he needs as he seeks re-election in November. Republicans have called Biden's student loan forgiveness approach an overreach of his authority and an unfair benefit to college-educated borrowers while other borrowers received …

What to know about Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. Biden’s first attempt at widespread student loan cancellation would have erased $10,000 for borrowers with yearly incomes of up to $125,000, plus an additional $10,000 if they received federal Pell grants …

Biden's massive bid to wipe student loan debt for 30 MILLION Americans: President plans to cancel unpaid interest for 23 million borrowers and erase all costs for four million who have been paying for
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden's massive bid to wipe student loan debt for 30 MILLION Americans: President plans to cancel unpaid interest for 23 million borrowers and erase all costs for four million who have been paying for

Daily Mail  

Goal is for the administration to start canceling debt under the plans this fall Plan includes debt cancelation for undergraduates who entered repayment 20 or more years ago and graduate students who entered repayment 25 years ago Borrowers could see up to $20,000 in unpaid student loan interest erased The Biden administration unveiled its latest effort to cancel millions in …

Granderson: Biden tries to forgive student loans as costs surge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Granderson: Biden tries to forgive student loans as costs surge

LA Times  

Sure, Nashville is lovely. Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t use the HEROES Act — passed after 9/11, just as the Iraq War was escalating — to forgive federal student loan debt for roughly 20 million borrowers. However, the most prevalent response to Biden’s attempt to forgive student loan debt is summed up in this quote from …

President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce his latest effort to broaden student loan relief next week for new categories of borrowers, according to three people familiar with the plans, nearly a year after the Supreme Court foiled his administration’s first attempt to cancel debt for millions who attended college. Biden called that decision a “mistake” and “wrong.” And the …

Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden’s student loan repayment plan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden’s student loan repayment plan

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. It argues that the new plan is no different from Biden’s first attempt at student loan cancellation, which the Supreme Court rejected last year. …

Biden’s Plan B on Student Loan Forgiveness Is a Massive and Improbable Success
54 years, 11 months ago

Biden’s Plan B on Student Loan Forgiveness Is a Massive and Improbable Success

Slate  

The Supreme Court’s rejection of President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan last year was a major blow to his agenda. The administration has also prioritized relief for lower-income borrowers, making critical improvements to the income-driven repayment program that has already canceled $45.6 billion in student loan debt for 930,500 borrowers. Biden’s Education Department has also been cracking down on …

President Biden Cancels Federal Student Loans For 153,000 Borrowers
10 months ago

President Biden Cancels Federal Student Loans For 153,000 Borrowers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CULVER CITY, Calif. — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration was automatically canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers, putting the spotlight on his debt cancellation efforts as he ramps up his reelection campaign. “Starting today, the first round of folks who are enrolled in our SAVE student loan repayment plan who have paid …

Student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers are being canceled
10 months ago

Student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers are being canceled

Associated Press  

CULVER CITY, Calif. — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers. “Starting today, the first round of folks who are enrolled in our SAVE student loan repayment plan who have …

Biden, at Culver City stop, announces $1.2 billion in student debt forgiveness
10 months ago

Biden, at Culver City stop, announces $1.2 billion in student debt forgiveness

LA Times  

President Biden announces the cancellation of $1.2 billion in student loan debt during a visit Wednesday to the Julian Dixon Library in Culver City. President Biden announced the cancellation Wednesday of $1.2 billion in student loan debt for more than 150,000 borrowers, saying the relief will allow them to buy homes, start families and otherwise benefit the economy. “In Biden’s …

Joe Biden forgives $5 billion in student loan debt ahead of presidential election
11 months ago

Joe Biden forgives $5 billion in student loan debt ahead of presidential election

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Friday announced student debt cancellation of nearly $5 billion for an additional 74,000 borrowers, including more than half who earned forgiveness after 10 years of public service as teachers, nurses and firefighters. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said the department was moving "full speed ahead" with efforts to deliver even greater debt relief for more borrowers …

Student loan forgiveness isn't dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023
1 year ago

Student loan forgiveness isn't dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023

NPR  

Student loan forgiveness isn't dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023 Enlarge this image Margaret Flatley for NPR Margaret Flatley for NPR Federal student loan borrowers have had quite a year. Margaret Flatley for NPR Many, perhaps most borrowers will tell you that 2023 was the year the idea of "student loan forgiveness" died atop the mahogany bench of the …

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation moved forward Tuesday with a first round of negotiations to help guide the administration to a new plan. “Student loan debt in this country has grown so large that it siphons off the benefits of college for many students,” Kvaal said in prepared remarks. These debt burdens are shared …

‘We’re not done yet,’ Joe Biden waves off $9 Billion student loan with a catch
1 year, 2 months ago

‘We’re not done yet,’ Joe Biden waves off $9 Billion student loan with a catch

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the “unsustainable debt” that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education. U.S President Joe Biden is announcing an additional $9 billion in student debt relief for 125,000 more Americans, bringing the total debt relief to $127 billion for nearly 3.6 million Americans, according to …

The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle ‘unsustainable debt’ for borrowers
1 year, 2 months ago

The US is forgiving more federal student loans in a bid to tackle ‘unsustainable debt’ for borrowers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden outlined a new round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday to address the “unsustainable debt” that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education. Biden said the decision was responsible for “snatching from the hands of millions of Americans thousands of dollars of student debt relief that was about to change their lives.” He has …

Biden administration forgives another $9 billion in student debt
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden administration forgives another $9 billion in student debt

India Today  

US President Joe Biden announced another round of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the Covid-19 pandemic. He has been relying on a patchwork of different programs to chip away at debt, such as public service loan forgiveness and the SAVE Plan, which lowers payments by …

Biden is trying again on student loan forgiveness. Here’s where the process stands
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden is trying again on student loan forgiveness. Here’s where the process stands

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden is making another attempt at student loan cancellation after the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that his administration couldn’t forgive $400 billion in student loan debt using a 2003 law called the HEROES Act. “The HEA gives the Secretary of Education the authority to ‘enforce, pay, compromise, waive, or release any right, title, …

Biden Has a Plan B for Student-Loan Forgiveness. The Courts Could Kill It, Too.
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden Has a Plan B for Student-Loan Forgiveness. The Courts Could Kill It, Too.

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—President Biden says he hasn’t given up on large-scale student-loan forgiveness. Legal scholars and activists said using the Higher Education Act to forgive student loans offers the administration a better chance of prevailing in the courts because the authority to cancel debt is more clearly enumerated than it is in the law Biden relied on the first time around. Several …

Explained | The U.S. student loan crisis and Joe Biden’s new cancellation plan
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained | The U.S. student loan crisis and Joe Biden’s new cancellation plan

The Hindu  

The story so far: United States President Joe Biden has already released a new plan to cancel billions in student loan debt after the conservative majority Supreme Court of the U.S. in a 6-3 decision on June 30 blocked his ambitious plan to cancel $430 billion in debt. The president announced on the day of the Court ruling that the …

What will Biden’s new plan mean for borrowers set to begin paying back their student loans?
1 year, 5 months ago

What will Biden’s new plan mean for borrowers set to begin paying back their student loans?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Following the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively kill Biden’s earlier student debt forgiveness proposal, the White House is trying again to ease the burden on those carrying student loans using a different legal approach. Biden said the authority of the act will provide “the best path that remains to provide as many borrowers as possible with debt …

Stunned US students start GoFundMe pages after court's debt order: ‘When I heard…’
1 year, 5 months ago

Stunned US students start GoFundMe pages after court's debt order: ‘When I heard…’

Hindustan Times  

Student who are facing crippling debt are turning to GoFundMe in hopes of finding some financial relief through crowdfunding as the US Supreme Court effectively struck down Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness program, affecting many students. Education costs have soared in America pushing students into debt crisis as about 43 million Americans have federal student loan debt collectively …

‘Unjust’: Student Debt Verdict Means More Economic Hardships for Some Americans
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Unjust’: Student Debt Verdict Means More Economic Hardships for Some Americans

News 18  

If the US Supreme Court had not overruled President Joe Biden’s program to cancel billions of dollars in student debt, Satra D. Taylor, who borrowed $40,000 to complete her studies, could have seen that amount reduced by half. Taylor, who is African American, said the loan forgiveness decision was a setback for Black and Latino students who “would have disproportionately …

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