student loan debt

President Biden’s Federal Student Loan Debt Relief Program Faces Crucial Hurdle At Supreme Court

The high court’s decision weighs heavily on Black borrowers who carry disproportionately high student debt.
02/28/2023

Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze While Courts Consider His Debt Forgiveness Program

It’s unfair to ask millions of borrowers eligible for debt relief to resume payments while litigation is ongoing, the president says.
11/23/2022
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This Is Why Student Loan Forgiveness Applications Are No Longer Being Accepted

Roughly 26 million people have filed applications.
11/14/2022

Student Loan Forgiveness Applications No Longer Being Accepted

The Education Department’s website says, “courts have issued orders blocking our student debt relief program.”
11/12/2022

Federal Judge Blocks President Biden's Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan

The administration has appealed the ruling in a lawsuit filed by a conservative advocacy group.
11/11/2022

Republican Governors Ask Biden To Withdraw Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The president’s plan forces taxpayers to financially bail out ‘an elite few,’ the governors argue.
09/14/2022

OP-ED: Racist Massacre In New York Reminds Us Much More Is Needed On Racial Equity

Billionaire Robert F. Smith hopes to dismantle injustice by tackling social disparities.
07/08/2022
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Education Department Proposes New Plan For Student Loan Debt

“We are committed to fixing a broken system."
07/08/2022

Biden Under Pressure To Help Black Borrowers With High Student Loan Debt

The Congressional Black Caucus has described the crisis as ‘a racial and economic justice issue.’
06/03/2022
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Overdue Student Debts Cancelled For Nearly 500 Black Women At HBCU

One of the accounts had charges from 1996.
05/31/2022
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The Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Student Debt Cancellation

Student loan payments have been deferred until Aug. 31.
05/23/2022