Here's what to know about Trump and the future of student loan relief
President-elect Donald Trump has called the Biden administration's student loan relief efforts a "total catastrophe."
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President-elect Donald Trump has called the Biden administration's student loan relief efforts a "total catastrophe."
Student loan payments for people enrolled in the Biden administration's SAVE plan will remain on hold for at least six more months.
The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended Sept. 30. The "on-ramp" period helped borrowers struggling to make payments avoid the risk of defaulting and hurting their credit score.
About 1 in 10 people with student loans have gotten debt relief, according to the Biden administration.
This round of Biden's student loan forgiveness proposals targets the interest that adds up over time on student loans.
President Biden said that of the borrowers who can get their loans forgiven, nearly 44,000 are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others who are eligible for forgiveness after working 10 years of public service.
Borrowers who took out $12,000 or less in loans and have been in repayment for at least 10 years could get their debt erased.
This latest $4.8 billion in relief brings the grand total of approved debt cancellation by the administration to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans.
The number of people seeking help on the platform to pay student loans has exploded over the last year, the crowdfunding site says.
As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased.
Student loan borrowers facing problems with their servicer shouldn't have to repay their debt until the issues are resolved, 19 state attorneys general say.
Scammers are seizing on "chaos and confusion" ahead of the resumption of student loan repayments, one expert warned.
Biden administration officials say the new federal program could cut monthly loan payments for 20 million people.
After a three-year hiatus, interest on student loans begins piling up again on Friday, with payments due in October.
Some borrowers who had enrolled in income-driven repayment plans will start getting their debt discharged this week.
Only one-third of borrowers are aware that loan repayments will restart in October, a new survey found.
Many graduates aren't earning enough to even pay down their interest, causing loans to snowball.
The new income-driven repayment plan could cut borrowers' monthly payments in half, while some could see their monthly payments go down to $0.
It was a joyous feeling for Stephanie Vaughn-Green and the rest of her family when they learned Colorado State Patrol found 7-year-old Uriah Saye Jr. safe and unharmed, hours after an Amber Alert was issued for the missing boy.
A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth's curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son's $30 curfew ticket.
Two juveniles have been arrested after a series of shots were fired from a car in unincorporated Boulder County.
Two executives who owned several investment firms based on Caribbean Islands are accused of fraudulently luring investors from across the globe into a scheme partly operated by an employee in Colorado, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. Forest Service says it will not be hiring seasonal workers that do campsite enforcement in Colorado this upcoming year. That has Summit County leaders concerned.
It was a joyous feeling for Stephanie Vaughn-Green and the rest of her family when they learned Colorado State Patrol found 7-year-old Uriah Saye Jr. safe and unharmed, hours after an Amber Alert was issued for the missing boy.
A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth's curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son's $30 curfew ticket.
Two juveniles have been arrested after a series of shots were fired from a car in unincorporated Boulder County.
Two executives who owned several investment firms based on Caribbean Islands are accused of fraudulently luring investors from across the globe into a scheme partly operated by an employee in Colorado, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. Forest Service says it will not be hiring seasonal workers that do campsite enforcement in Colorado this upcoming year. That has Summit County leaders concerned.
A vehicle crash in an Aurora neighborhood damaged two homes and ruptured a gas line, forcing evacuations. The crash happened Sunday night around 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of East 7th Avenue and Vaughn Street.
A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth's curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son's $30 curfew ticket.
It was a joyous feeling for Stephanie Vaughn-Green and the rest of her family when they learned Colorado State Patrol found 7-year-old Uriah Saye Jr. safe and unharmed, hours after an Amber Alert was issued for the missing boy.
The two different locations where the tolling will be in place are at the I-25 South Gap and on the I-70 mountain express lanes.
Two juveniles have been arrested after a series of shots were fired from a car in unincorporated Boulder County.
The Dakota Ridge Eagles are just two wins away from winning their first state championship in football. Last Friday, Dakota Ridge defeated the Ponderosa Mustangs 14-0 in the quarterfinals of the 4A playoffs.
Nix finished 25 of 42, and his 18-yard touchdown pass to Sutton in the third quarter broke the club rookie record of 14 set by Marlin Briscoe in 1968. Nix and Sutton later hooked up for a 2-yard TD with 5:30 left to give the Broncos a two-possession lead.
Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the NWSL Shield and the title in the same year.
Devin Neal ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns, caught four passes for 80 yards and another score, and led Kansas to a victory over Colorado on Saturday that dealt a big blow to the Buffs' hopes of playing for the Big 12 title.
After a near-perfect season – they only lost two games and won the NWSL Shield title – the Orlando Pride finished at the top of the table and will play for the championship on Saturday.
President-elect Donald Trump skipped President Biden's inauguration following Trump's supporters' Capitol assault.
Starbucks managers forced to rely on manual systems to handle baristas' pay, but customers unaffected.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
Workers at Amazon warehouses around the world plan to strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday this week.
Biden said four years of Trump would become an "aberrant moment in time." Now his presidency is wedged between his rival's time in power.
President-elect Donald Trump skipped President Biden's inauguration following Trump's supporters' Capitol assault.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
Biden said four years of Trump would become an "aberrant moment in time." Now his presidency is wedged between his rival's time in power.
President-elect Donald Trump, who ran on mass deportation and harsher immigration policies, could inherit a border that is relatively quiet.
President Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom that hail from Minnesota, where they will return.
About 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy, according to several obesity experts.
Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months after diagnosis.
More than half of the cases involve students, parents and guests of Rockwood Summit High School who attended events where food from Andre's Banquets and Catering was served.
Researchers have identified a chemical in certain tap water across the United States as chloronitramide anion. Here's what to know.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
About 80 workers at Colorado's iconic restaurant Casa Bonita were calling for safer, fairer working conditions.
Starbucks managers forced to rely on manual systems to handle baristas' pay, but customers unaffected.
Workers at Amazon warehouses around the world plan to strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday this week.
Macy's delays its quarterly earnings report after discovering that an accounting unit employee concealed delivery expenses.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth's curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son's $30 curfew ticket.
Xcel is facing backlash from customers after halting a popular rebate program. It's the third time in three months a rebate program has run out of funds, leaving hundreds of customers uncertain about the money they were promised.
Arapahoe County prosecutors have charged a man wanted by Arkansas authorities with dealing fentanyl in Colorado, which they say led to the death of an Englewood man last year.
A recent attempted burglary of an Aspen jewelry store has now drawn the attention of the FBI, as it appears to be a case of "crime tourism" or "burglary tourism."
The police chief in Simla, Colorado, Tony Schiefelbein, has resigned from his position this week as he faced a disciplinary hearing for allowing his teenage son to drive a Simla Police Department vehicle.