Coverage dated January 12, 2022 to January 14, 2022

No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers

Headline from KVUE

The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Student Loan Processor Navient Required to Cancel $1.7 Billion in Student Loans (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Navient, one of the largest student loan servicers, will cancel $1.7 billion in private student loans, after a deal it reached with 39 states.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85B (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    BOSTON (AP) — Navient, a major student loan collecting company, agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed by more than 66,000 borrowers across the U.S. and pay over $140

  3. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85 billion; Virginia borrowers to receive $54.9 million in relief (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    Navient, a major student loan collecting company, agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed by more than 66,000 borrowers across the U.S. and pay $142.5 million in other penalties

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Navient Will Cancel $1.7 Billion in Student Loans—Here's When Borrowers Will See Relief (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The settlement resolves allegations of “unfair, deceptive, and abusive student loan servicing practices and abuses in originating predatory student loans.”

  5. CNN

    More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get debt relief from Navient (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get some debt relief from Navient, according to a $1.85 billion settlement agreement announced Thursday.

  6. NBC News

    Navient agrees to $1.85B student loan settlement with states (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with nearly 40 states in an effort to resolve allegations of predatory lending and deceptive practices.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Navient to cancel $1.7 billion in student debt as part of settlement (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The student loan servicing company will cancel debt owed by more than 66,000 people nationwide in a $1.85-billion settlement on predatory lending.

  8. FOX Business

    Student lender Navient cancels $1.7B in student loans (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The agreement affects 66,000 student borrowers across 36 states and Washington, D.C.

  9. Forbes

    Navient Settlement To Result In $1.7 Billion In Student Loan Cancellation (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A major settlement was announced on Thursday to resolve a long-standing lawsuit brought by several state attorneys general against Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan companies. The settlement will result in $1.7 billion in student loan forgiveness.

  10. Voice of America

    Navient Resolves US State Probes Into Its Student Loan Practices (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The company said Thursday it agreed to pay $145 million to settle multistate litigation

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get debt relief from Navient | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Katie Lobosco, CNN More than 400,000 student loan borrowers will get some debt relief from Navient, according to a $1.85 billion settlement agreement

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Navient reaches a deal to cancel $1.7 billion in student loan debts (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The loan servicing giant has agreed to cancel student loan debts owed by roughly 66,000 borrowers as part of a settlement the company reached with 39 state attorneys general.

  13. The Hill

    Navient to cancel 70K student loans, pay $1.85 billion in settlement (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    An agreement between a coalition of state attorney generals and Navient, one of the largest student loan companies in the U.S., resulted in a settlement that will forgive loans for 66,000 borrowers.

  14. The Guardian

    Navient reaches $1.85bn settlement over claims of predatory US student loans (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Student loan servicer is expected to pay $1.7bn in loan cancellation and $95m in payouts

  15. Washington Post

    Navient reaches $1.85 billion settlement over student loan practices (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Navient will cancel $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and pay out $95 million to borrowers it is accused of steering into costly repayment plans.

  16. Insider

    416,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $1.8 billion in relief through a 'landmark settlement' with Navient (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A major student-loan lender will cancel $1.7 billion in debt for 66,000 borrowers, and pay $95 million in restitution to about 350,000 more.

  17. WNEP

    Student loan relief for struggling borrowers (opens WNEP)

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    WNEP's feed description

    Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, will provide relief totaling $1.85 billion in a settlement with 39 states.

  18. CBS News

    Navient steered borrowers toward costly student loans, states say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Settlement calls for 66,000 borrowers to each receive a $260 payment and forgiveness of $1.7 billion in private loans.

  19. Berkshire Eagle

    Navient to forgive $41M in Massachusetts student loans (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    The national student loan corporation Navient has agreed to forgive $41 million in private loans for Massachusetts student borrowers as part of a $1.85 billion settlement tied to allegations that

  20. New York Times

    Navient reaches a $1.85 billion deal to settle claims of predatory lending. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The student loan servicer agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loan debts for nearly 66,000 borrowers and to pay $95 million in restitution.

  21. Forbes

    Navient Agrees To Major Settlement Over Student Loans (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    What it means for your student loans

  22. Al Jazeera

    Navient to cancel $1.7BN in student loans as part of settlement (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Navient reached a settlement with 39 US states to pay $1.85bn to resolve predatory lending claims.

  23. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Navient to cancel 66,000 loans worth $1.7B to resolve predatory lending claims (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    U.S. student loan giant Navient Corp will cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed by 66,000 borrowers and recompense 350,000 others to resolve allegations by 38 U.S. states and the District

  24. Fox7 Austin

    Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.

  25. KVUE

    No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.

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