Column: You paid off your student loans. You should still support canceling them for others
4 years, 10 months ago

Column: You paid off your student loans. You should still support canceling them for others

LA Times  

A major consequence of the ending of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is the loss — at least for now — of a voice so adept at explaining how progressive policies work to the benefit of all Americans, regardless of their station in life. “By that same logic, what would we have done, not started Social Security because we didn’t start it last week for you or last month for you?” Warren was confronting, with typical clarity, one of the most common objections to policies that fix manifest injustices: “I suffered, so why shouldn’t everyone else?” Sometimes the point is articulated through its converse: “I got mine, too bad about you.” The same question was raised Wednesday by Republican political operative Matthew J. Dowd, who tweeted, “I paid for my college by working and i took out student loans which I paid back in less than ten years by scrimping on other things. Here’s why she’s wrong Seema Verma, an Indiana health consultant and bureaucrat nominated by President Trump to run Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, put in a word for individual choice on health insurance benefits during her confirmation hearing last week. “America has made progress mostly when living standards for the majority of the nation’s citizens are advancing,” Friedman wrote in 2009. “I think it’s up to women to make the decision that works best for them.” The line had been pioneered by the anti-Obamacare conservative Rep. Renee Ellmers, who challenged then-Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleein Sebelius to explain why men should have to pay for maternity coverage in their health insurance plans.

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Biden’s parting gift: Student loan debt relief
2 days, 16 hours ago

Biden’s parting gift: Student loan debt relief

Politico  

Education Department officials said that “many” borrowers had already been notified that they received relief, and some will be notified in the coming days. Key context: More than 5 million borrowers have had about $183.6 billion in student loans forgiven since Biden took office, according to Education Department officials. During Trump’s first administration, then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos denied nearly 130,000 …

Biden cancels $4.28 bn more in student debt before leaving office
3 weeks, 5 days 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
3 weeks, 5 days 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 nearly $4.3 billion more in student loans, ‘I promised to…’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden cancels nearly $4.3 billion more in student loans, ‘I promised to…’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden has cancelled nearly $4.3 billion more in student loans as a final act of forgiveness before leaving office. President Joe Biden has cancelled nearly $4.3 billion in student loans Biden cancels nearly $4.3 billion in student loans for 55,000 public sector workers “From day one of my administration, I promised to make sure that higher education is a …

Many student loans bills could double under Trump: report
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Higher payments loom for many student loan borrowers under Trump
2 months 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 …

Trump win clouds Biden's student debt cancellation efforts
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Economists welcome student debt repayment changes but say government could do better for students than slash HECS debt
2 months, 1 week ago

Economists welcome student debt repayment changes but say government could do better for students than slash HECS debt

ABC  

The federal government's plan to overhaul student loan repayments has received a mixed reception from economists, who say it misses the major problem with higher education costs. "Some people are paying part of their HECS debt when they don't have enough income to justify it, so that's the most important thing," the emeritus professor said. Dr Jackson said, from a …

My Family And I Were Trapped In A Financial Prison. Then I Received A 6-Word Letter That Changed My Life.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

My Family And I Were Trapped In A Financial Prison. Then I Received A 6-Word Letter That Changed My Life.

Huff Post  

Three generations of women: the author in the middle, her mother on the left and her oldest daughter on the right. Your student loans have been forgiven.” Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan forgiveness program, my monumental debt was erased. Biden’s student loan forgiveness didn’t just erase a number from my balance sheet — it gave me back my …

Supreme Court won’t reinstate Biden’s loan repayment program
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court won’t reinstate Biden’s loan repayment program

Politico  

In a second order issued on Wednesday, the justices also tossed out a request from a different group of states seeking to overturn an emergency ruling from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that briefly allowed parts of the plan to remain in place. Last year, the Supreme Court rejected an earlier plan that would have eliminated more than $400 …

Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers

Associated Press  

The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program. The relief for roughly 35,000 borrowers was announced Thursday by the Education Department and made through changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which benefits workers such as teachers, nurses and firefighters. “These …

Student loan borrowers can slash their monthly payments — for now. Here’s what to know
6 months, 1 week ago

Student loan borrowers can slash their monthly payments — for now. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

Student loan borrowers enrolled in a new federal repayment plan could see their monthly payments cut in half in the near future, thanks to a last-minute reprieve by a federal appeals court. “Where we are is just not fair for student loan borrowers.” The Education Department continues to work on a separate rule that would offer debt relief to an …

Biden’s student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds
7 months ago

Biden’s student loan work gets tepid reviews — even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As he campaigns for reelection, President Joe Biden frequently touts his work on student debt, pointing to the millions of people who received cancellation under his watch. After Biden’s first attempt at widespread student loan cancellation was struck down by the Supreme Court last year, he proposed a more targeted plan offering relief to certain categories of borrowers. …

Overwhelmed by student loans? A free new California program can help you
7 months, 1 week ago

Overwhelmed by student loans? A free new California program can help you

LA Times  

A network of legal aid organizations and nonprofits with state funding is available to help Californians understand their student loans. A new program created by California’s consumer protection agency aims to provide free, personalized help for Golden State borrowers struggling to navigate the complex, byzantine student loan system. The Student Loan Empowerment Network is designed to provide financial coaching and …

$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes
8 months, 1 week 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 …

More student loan forgiveness available, but April 30 deadline looms
8 months, 2 weeks ago

More student loan forgiveness available, but April 30 deadline looms

LA Times  

Californians who obtained federally backed student loans from private banks can have some or all of their remaining debt forgiven by the Biden administration, but they need to act fast: The deadline for qualifying is Tuesday. The Education Department launched the Income Driven Repayment One-Time Adjustment initiative in 2022 to address complaints about loan servicing companies losing track of payments, …

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department said it’s still working on the details of that rule, with a separate proposal to come “in the coming …

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

LA Times  

You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden’s dispensing of student debt relief. The White House then issued a series of tweets targeting GOP critics of student debt relief whose PPP loans had been forgiven. The White House issued this roster of GOP politicians who criticized Biden’s student …

The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt
9 months 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, …

The 18 states suing the Biden administration over student loan debt
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Biden proposes new student-debt relief. Here’s who would benefit
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden proposes new student-debt relief. Here’s who would benefit

LA Times  

The Biden administration is proposing a rule to reduce or erase the debts of millions of student-loan borrowers. After months of hearings and negotiations, the Biden administration announced its latest plans Monday for student debt relief, proposing changes that would save about 30 million borrowers billions of dollars in total. Debt cancellation for students at schools or programs that were …

Granderson: Biden tries to forgive student loans as costs surge
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 1 week 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
9 months, 2 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. …

US social security for seniors squeezed by student debt, they now risk losing benefits
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US social security for seniors squeezed by student debt, they now risk losing benefits

Hindustan Times  

A significant number of seniors in United States are having their Social Security benefits reduced because they defaulted on student loan payments. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, among other democratic lawmakers, is urging federal agencies to halt the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits for student loan payments. “Offsetting Social Security benefits can push beneficiaries closer to—or even into—poverty,” the letter says. …

The case for no candidate like Biden ever again
9 months, 4 weeks ago

The case for no candidate like Biden ever again

Al Jazeera  

The past three years of United States President Joe Biden’s administration have been perceived as an amazing success and dismal failure, depending on who you ask. That was due to amendments to the Higher Education Act that Biden had also supported and that expanded student loans as the primary method to pay for tuition for first-generation students from families living …

Biden’s Plan B on Student Loan Forgiveness Is a Massive and Improbable Success
55 years 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing ‘hardship’
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing ‘hardship’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden’s latest proposal for widespread loan forgiveness. Here’s what we know so far about who could be eligible for cancellation under the Biden plan: HARDSHIP Borrowers facing financial hardship could see relief under the newest …

Joe Biden forgives $5 billion in student loan debt ahead of presidential election
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan
1 year ago

Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February as part of a new repayment plan that’s taking effect nearly six months ahead of schedule. Loan forgiveness was originally set to begin in July under the new SAVE repayment plan, but it’s being accelerated to provide faster relief to borrowers, President Joe Biden said …

Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan
1 year ago

Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan

LA Times  

President Biden speaks on student loan debt forgiveness, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers starting in February as part of a new repayment plan. The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February as part of a …

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 administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration is moving …

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers — those with soaring interest, for example — rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected in June. Though full details are likely months away, the department says it wants to cancel some or all …

300,000 plus student loan borrowers in the US are facing wrong repayment information
1 year, 2 months ago

300,000 plus student loan borrowers in the US are facing wrong repayment information

Hindustan Times  

Student loan borrowers in the US, numbering more than 300,000 have been given wrong repayment information, the Education Department informed on Thursday. Notably, borrowers have started making federal student loan payments in October after it was paused for more than three years because of the pandemic. Borrowers have started making federal student loan payments in October after it was paused …

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details
1 year, 3 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 …

Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic
1 year, 3 months ago

Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic

Live Mint  

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. “If they were forgiven out of the blue, I'd be ecstatic.” The Supreme Court in July rejected a plan by President Joe Biden's administration to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt. On an earnings call last month, the …

Why is the Biden administration forgiving student debt?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is the Biden administration forgiving student debt?

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden has announced a new round of federal student loan forgiveness to address the “unsustainable debt” that borrowers accumulate to complete their college education. Student loan repayments restarted this month after being frozen since the COVID pandemic, and the Biden administration has adjusted earlier proposals that were rejected, to help relieve student debt. “It is unconscionable that, …

‘We’re not done yet,’ Joe Biden waves off $9 Billion student loan with a catch
1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 announces more student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden announces more student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause

LA Times  

President 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. The president has been relying on a patchwork of different programs to chip away at debt, such as public service loan forgiveness and the SAVE plan — Saving on a Valuable …

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