Millions wrongly told they were approved for debt forgiveness
A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
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A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
The extension, up to June 30, 2023, will give the courts time to decide the fate of student loan cancellation.
This comes after the plan has been blocked by two separate federal court rulings.
The government also said in its response to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to pause the program that the states do not have standing to intervene.
In their appeal, attorneys for several Republican-led states said the plan will irreparably harm their states' student loan programs.
President Biden announces new college-debt forgiveness site, calling it a "game changer for millions of Americans."
A student loan forgiveness program is helping people in public service jobs wipe away their debt, but those who qualify have just three weeks left to apply before the criteria gets much stricter.
Teachers and other public servants need to apply soon to ensure they are considered for a one-time waiver.
Only some types of debt are covered by the plan. Make sure your loans qualify ahead of the application.
As word spread across college campuses that President Biden was delivering the promised relief, reaction was mostly positive, but still mixed.
More than 40 million Americans may qualify, with income the main factor that determines who qualifies for relief.
The Biden administration extended the payment pause in April through August 31.
More than 43 million borrowers hold more than $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt.
The pause had been slated to end May 1.
Tens of thousands of U.S. student loan borrowers defrauded by for-profit colleges are getting debt relief.
The Department of Education rejected 99 percent of applicants in the first 12 months of a revamped student loan forgiveness program.
Two women who claim they were defrauded by a for-profit college have sued the Education Department and a private loan servicer in a case their attorneys say could provide a new legal remedy for tens of thousands of students.
It's crunch time as families weigh financial aid offers from multiple colleges. And anxiety over the potential of going into six-figure debt can keep them awake for many a night.
The Department of Education has launched a new website to help people with student loans find a repayment option that best suits their needs.
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Dispatchers got the call around 1:45 p.m. from a sanitation crew working their route in the 1300 block of St. Andrews Drive.
"These young men are a part of our trajectory, they are a part of our history, they're a part of our community."
Dallas voters passed Proposition R, which decriminalizes possession of less than four ounces of marijuana.
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