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PublishedOctober 9, 2024
Elite colleges accused of price-fixing to make divorced parents pay more
The alleged scheme has increased the cost of college for students with divorced or separated parents.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2024
Biden student loan forgiveness may proceed after small win in lawsuit
The decision delivers a small victory in the Biden administration’s ongoing fight to alleviate federal student loan debt.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Student loan servicer Navient reaches $120 million settlement
$100 million of the settlement with Navient will be used to make payments to affected borrowers, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
A lawsuit by seven Republican-led states claims the administration is exceeding its authority and illegally preparing to forgive loans before the rule is even in effect.
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers
The latest relief will go to borrowers enrolled in President Biden's new income-driven repayment plan, along with earlier income-driven plans and some eligible through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he tries to rally young voters
The plan is smaller and more targeted than Biden's original plan, which was killed by the Supreme Court last year.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle?
This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality
If student loan forgiveness and affirmative action are both struck down by the Supreme Court, it could send an ominous signal to millions of Americans that conservative critics have succeeded in erecting more roadblocks to racial equality in America.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness
The president's only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The new proposal would cap payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of borrowers’ discretionary pay, cutting their bills in half, and require payments only for those who earn more than about $30,000 a year.
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