In a move aimed at alleviating the burden of student loan debt for millions of Americans, the Biden administration has announced another round of student loan forgiveness, totaling $7.4 billion. This latest announcement comes as part of President Biden’s ongoing efforts to address the issue of student debt in the United States. The decision follows […] The post Biden Administration Announces $7.4 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness first appeared on The Source.
The Federal Trade Commission is warning about scammers targeting people with promises to cancel their student loans, and critics say President Joe Biden fueled the fire himself. Biden has been pledging to cancel student loans since the 2020 presidential campaign and has rolled out a wide range of programs and proposals toward that end. While his […]
Michael RaineyApril 16, 2024The Department of Education on Tuesday released a first set of draft rules for President Joe Biden’s proposed plan
President Joe Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan is narrower than his first effort. For critics of debt relief, that might not make a difference.
The Biden administration released its new proposal to forgive student debt for millions of Americans. It hopes this plan will survive legal challenges.
After the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's first plan to forgive student debt, his administration set out to create a more viable relief package.
The Biden administration's latest plan to wipe out federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers could add up to $750 billion to the national deficit, according to a Tuesday report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.So far, the White House has announced $150 billion in so-called student loan "forgiveness" programs over the last year following the Supreme Court's June decision to reject unilateral loan cancellations. The previously rejected program would have wiped out $430...
The Biden administration released the draft text of its revised student loan forgiveness plan. Here's what to know.
The Department of Education just shared the first draft of the proposal’s rules, and there’s a lot to break down.
Education Department unveils new rules focused on canceling loan interest. Unveiled rules are part of the larger Biden effort to cancel student loan debt. Efforts could impact 30 million borrowers when combined with other steps
People with certain federal student loans have until Tuesday to consolidate them and qualify for debt cancellation. The Department of Education is reviewing over 40 million loan accounts and issuing credit for past payments that previously didn’t count toward forgiveness. Also in this episode: a look at the latest inflation reading, Americans’ savings habits and pop-up coworking spaces.
Here’s what you need to know before pursuing this path.