May 9, 2024
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Stranded at the crossroads of student debt • Iowa Capital Dispatch

A long-time acquaintance called me in 2022 to catch up. Throughout our nearly 50 years of friendship, I don’t recall discussing anything political. Somehow the topic of President Biden’s signature plan for student loan debt forgiveness came up. I was startled when he challenged me, asking, “Why should I pay for someone else’s college debt?”

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Are FFEL loans eligible for forgiveness?

(NewsNation) — A sticking point in a federal program that ended in 2010 may leave many who sought student loan forgiveness twisting in the wind. The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program worked with private lenders to provide education loans guaranteed by the federal government. That program, however, ended more than a decade ago, and

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Biden Approves Another Nearly $5 Billion In Debt Relief For 74,000 Borrowers

Topline The Biden administration announced Friday it’s canceling approximately $5 billion in student debt relief, largely for public servants, the latest incremental step the White House has taken on student loan forgiveness, even though its more ambitious student loan relief program was thwarted by the Supreme Court. Community Center on January 18 in Raleigh, North

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