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Biden administration rolls out new student debt plan, this time aimed at people with big debts

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 3 developments

President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt have hit legal roadblocks. Now a new plan would look to help people experiencing financial hardships.

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  1. Biden administration forgives $4.5B in student debt for public service workers

    Headline from Government Executive ·

  2. Biden issues new student debt relief plan for borrowers facing financial hardships

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  3. Newest

    Biden administration rolls out new student debt plan, this time aimed at people with big debts

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. Government Executive

    Biden administration forgives $4.5B in student debt for public service workers (opens Government Executive)

    Published

    Government Executive's feed description

    The president said that more than 1 million public servants to date have had their federal student debt canceled.

  2. Insider

    8 million student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan won't have to make payments for at least another 6 months (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The Education Department extended the student-loan payment pause by at least 6 more months for borrowers on the SAVE plan.

  3. New York Post

    Harris-Biden administration extends student loan repayment freeze that impacts 8M borrowers (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Harris-Biden administration extended a moratorium on federal student loan repayments Monday, pending the outcome of legal challenges against the debt cancelation plan.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Biden issues new student debt relief plan for borrowers facing financial hardships (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The Biden administration introduced a proposal on Friday to deliver student loan forgiveness to millions of people experiencing what the administration called...

  5. Forbes

    Biden Proposes Canceling Student Loans For Financial Hardship—Impacting 8 Million. Here’s Who Could Qualify. (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    About $175 billion has been forgiven for nearly 5 million Americans during the Biden administration.

  6. Insider

    8 million student-loan borrowers struggling to afford key long-term expenses could get debt cancellation through a new Biden proposal (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The Education Department released its proposal to get student-debt relief to borrowers facing financial hardship such as childcare or healthcare costs.

  7. CNET

    Biden's New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Could Offer Debt Relief to 8 Million Borrowers (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The administration's latest student debt relief plan will go live in 2025 unless it faces legal pushback.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    17 factors may qualify you for student loan forgiveness (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden Administration has outlined two pathways for student loan borrowers facing financial hardship to get debt relief.

  9. Investopedia

    New Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Targets Borrowers In Financial Distress (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    President Joe Biden's administration has proposed another program relieving federal student loan debt, this time targeting borrowers in financial distress who likely wouldn't be able to pay them back anyway.

  10. CBS News

    Biden administration rolls out new student debt plan, this time aimed at people with big debts (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt have hit legal roadblocks. Now a new plan would look to help people experiencing financial hardships.

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