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Coverage dated July 24, 2023

Biden to forgive $130 million in debt for CollegeAmerica students

Headline from CBS News

Students enrolled in the for-profit school between 2006 and July 1, 2020 will get their debt automatically forgiven, the administration said.

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  1. CBS News

    Biden to forgive $130 million in debt for CollegeAmerica students (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Students enrolled in the for-profit school between 2006 and July 1, 2020 will get their debt automatically forgiven, the administration said.

  2. Newsweek

    Joe Biden cancels $130 million in student debt (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The decision was intended to absolve those who were "lied to, ripped off, and saddled with mountains of debt" by a Colorado college with dubious credentials.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Biden administration to clear $130 million in debt of CollegeAmerica students (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    More than 7,000 students who attended the Colorado-based campuses of the for-profit chain between 2006 and 2020 will have their loans canceled.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Biden administration erases $130 million in student loans for 7,400 borrowers (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The White House on Tuesday said it would forgive debt for those who took out loans to attend CollegeAmerica in Colorado, which officials said misled students.

  5. Insider

    7,400 student-loan borrowers hurt by a school's 'widespread misconduct' are getting $130 million in debt wiped out, Biden's Education Department says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Student-loan borrowers enrolled at Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica are getting their debt forgiven automatically and payments refunded.

  6. Newsweek

    The 10 states Biden wiped out the most in student loan debt (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Biden administration said earlier in July that it will wipe out $39 billion in student loan debt held by more than 800,000 borrowers.

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