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Student loans to be managed by Small Business Administration, Trump says

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Student loans will now be managed by Small Business Administration, President Trump announced Friday, as part of his plan to dismantle the Department of Education.

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  1. Forbes

    Trump Will ‘Greatly Minimize’ Education Department With Executive Order—But Student Loans, Pell Grants Will Be Under Federal Control (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “The Department of Education will be much smaller than it is today,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

  2. Foxla

    Student loans to be managed by Small Business Administration, Trump says (opens Foxla)

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    Student loans will now be managed by Small Business Administration, President Trump announced Friday, as part of his plan to dismantle the Department of Education.

  3. Wyoming Public Media

    Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Says Student Loans Will Be Managed By Small Business Administration, Not Education Department (opens Forbes)

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    The Health and Human Services Department will oversee special needs and nutrition programs, Trump said.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump: Small Business Administration will take over student loans (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A day after signing an executive order to shut down the Department of Education, Trump announced that SBA and HHS would take on some of its functions.

  6. NBC New York

    Trump says student loans will be handled by Small Business Administration (opens NBC New York)

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    President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration, instead of the Education Department, would handle the country’s student loans.

  7. Forbes

    Trump Says Student Loan System Is Moving To The SBA — But It May Face Legal Challenges (opens Forbes)

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    President Trump announced that he would be moving the entire federal student loan system from the Department of Education to the Small Business Association.

  8. Investopedia

    Trump Transfers Student Loan System to Small Business Administration (opens Investopedia)

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    If you're one of the 43 million Americans with student loans, you could soon be making payments to the Small Business Administration rather than the Department of Education, as part of President Donald Trump's latest shakeup of the federal government.

  9. Insider

    Trump: The SBA will take over managing student loans from the Education Department (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump said "special needs" education and nutrition programs will be handled by HHS and the Small Business Administration will handle student loans.

  10. CNN

    Trump says Small Business Administration will take over student loan portfolio as he moves to dismantle Education Department (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration will absorb the Department of Education’s massive student loan portfolio as he seeks to dismantle the agency and shift more power over education to the states.

  11. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Trump says Small Business Administration will take over Department of Education’s student loan portfolio (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    President Donald Trump said that the Small Business Administration will absorb the Department of Education’s massive student loan portfolio.

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