Biden unveils new student debt plan for people with financial hardships
President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt have hit legal roadblocks. Now a new plan would look to help people experiencing financial hardships.
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President Joe Biden's plans to forgive student debt have hit legal roadblocks. Now a new plan would look to help people experiencing financial hardships.
About 1 in 10 people with student loans have gotten debt relief, according to the Biden administration.
The Biden administration says it has now wiped away $167 billion of student loans for 4.75 million people, or 1 in every 10 borrowers.
More than $345 million in debt will be forgiven for about 18,000 Pennsylvanians who attended The Art Institutes.
President Joe Biden unveiled a new plan that comes after the Supreme Court ruled against his previous debt-forgiveness program.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced $1.2 billion in forgiveness for 153,000 borrowers.
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Students are now free of $218,000 in total debt from the closed Pittsburgh Career Institute.
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.
As student loan repayments restart in October, the Biden administration said 125,000 people with student loans will have their debt erased.
The Education Department said it will begin notifying borrowers on Friday about the automatic discharge.
The fate of President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan could be determined today.
For many, while inflation is still high and the price for almost everything costing more, it could come as a shock to some having to budget those loan payments.
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The proposal comes as the Biden administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt remains in limbo.
Some education experts see the plan as a more powerful tool to make college affordable than the proposal to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans, which is before the Supreme Court.
A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
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Ruling came in response to lawsuit by six Republican states that accused Biden administration of overstepping its authority.
The Department of Education's website now informs borrowers: "Student loan debt relief is blocked."
The program had already been on hold since the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay last month.
As millions of people are applying for student loan forgiveness, Governor Wolf is reminding Pennsylvanians that they won't be taxed by the state if they do get relief.
Allegheny College will cover 100% of tuition for Pennsylvania students from families earning $50,000 or less.
Forecast from Congressional Budget Office estimates extending repayment pause will cost another $20 billion.
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The Browns rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat the Steelers 24-19 on Thursday at a snowy Huntington Bank Field in Ohio.
Snow blanketed the field on Thursday during the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns.
Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday conceded in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania to Dave McCormick.
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The Browns rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat the Steelers 24-19 on Thursday at a snowy Huntington Bank Field in Ohio.
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Spirit Airlines announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot itself.
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