Borrowers who are stuck in the SAVE Plan forbearance now have a possible alternative pathway to pursuing student loan forgiveness. But it’s complicated.
The Education Department has restored online access to a key application for borrowers looking to continue pursuing student loan forgiveness as some programs are blocked.
The anticipated announcement about more student loan forgiveness comes on the heels of a chaotic week for borrowers and as other debt relief plans remain blocked.
The latest student loan forgiveness ruling caps off a wild week for borrowers in what has been an unprecedented and chaotic year.
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The Biden administration got a surprise victory this week in an ongoing legal challenge over a key student loan forgiveness program. But the lawsuit isn’t over.
Here are the latest updates on the SAVE plan forbearance, and what borrowers need to know about repayment and loan forgiveness as the court challenges continue.
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The Biden administration has briefly extended a deadline for a key federal student loan relief program.
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Millions of student loan borrowers are now just a few days away from facing some of the most significant changes to the repayment system in years.
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Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new plan that would dramatically expand student loan forgiveness and payment relief options for a key group of borrowers: parents.
Two major court rulings on student loan forgiveness efforts are expected within just a few weeks, and could impact 30 million borrowers.
Legal challenges and court orders are causing chaos across the federal student loan system, jeopardizing payment plans and loan forgiveness for millions.
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The current state of student loan interest exemplifies this chaotic state of affairs for student loan forgiveness and repayment. Here are the latest updates.
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If approved by a court, the agreement with Navient could result in $100 million in monetary compensation for student loan borrowers.
A major student loan relief program is winding down this month. And there could be credit report, collections, and student loan forgiveness implications.
Borrowers seeking lower payments or student loan forgiveness could be stuck in limbo well into 2025.
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A federal court in Georgia has halted an upcoming federal student loan forgiveness program in advance of its anticipated launch this fall.
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A group of GOP-led states has filed a new legal challenge, warning that Biden officials are on the cusp of implementing mass student loan forgiveness.
A legal showdown over student loan forgiveness is continuing this month, and the outcome could have far broader impacts than many people realize.
Here’s where things stand with student loan forgiveness under the SAVE plan, other IDR plans, PSLF, and a new plan that could arrive in just weeks.
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Here are the latest updates, and what borrowers need to know about IDR, PSLF, and student loan forgiveness as the SAVE plan forbearance continues.
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An under-the-radar deadline for opting out of student loan forgiveness is later this week, as the Biden administration prepares to roll out an ambitious new plan.
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