student loan debt

President Joe Biden introduced the new digital hub for student loan forgiveness, where eligible Americans can apply to have part or all of their federal student loan debt cleared. Visit studentaid.gov for more information or to see if you qualify.

The Department of Education has released a preview of the application form borrowers will need to fill out to apply for federal student loan debt relief.

A small business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. The suit, filed Monday by the Job Creators Network Foundation, argues the Biden administration violated federal procedures by failing to seek public input on the program. It also argues the program is...

If you made payments on your federal student loans during the extended payment pause, you can request a refund. For some, doing so may boost forgiveness.

People who went to college on Pell grants will be able to have up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. Here’s everything to know about Pell grants and how to check if you received one.

President Joe Biden announced plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt. See the average amount of student debt Massachusetts residents owe.

President Joe Biden announced in a tweet Wednesday that his administration and the Department of Education would be providing up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness, as well as extending the payment moratorium through the end of the year.

More than 43 million owe a combined $1.6 trillion in federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000, according to federal data.

Biden is also set to extend a pause on federal student loan payments for what the White House calls the “final time” through Dec. 31, 2022, and propose capping the amount that borrowers pay monthly on undergraduate loans at 5% of their earnings

Hundreds of former students in Connecticut are getting their educational loans forgiven after the U.S. Dept. of Education announced the cancellation of nearly $3.9 billion in debt. Federal officials announced Tuesday that all remaining federal student loans for borrowers that attended the ITT Technical Institute from Jan. 2005 through its closure in Sept. 2016. The decision will result in 208,000…

The action will cancel $3.9 billion in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers, the Education Department said

A pause on federal student loan payments is set to end on Aug. 31, with President Joe Biden expected to decide whether to extend the moratorium again or answer calls to cancel student debt. “There’s a lot of questions being asked. There has not been an official plan announced by the Biden administration at this point,” said Kristina Carvalho, policy…

The Education Department has canceled around $6.8 billion in student debt for more than 110,000 borrowers through the public service loan forgiveness waiver.

The White House was notably more measured about Biden’s stance, but such moves would be a boon to many of the 43 million Americans carrying student loans.

Here’s what borrowers need to know about the U.S. Department of Education’s plans to overhaul the student loan system.

A new federal report finds that record-keeping failures by the Education Department may have left thousands of Americans stuck with student debt that should have been forgiven.

The Biden administration is expected to extend its pause on federal student loan payments through the end of August, according to sources familiar with White House’s decision-making. This will be the sixth time the government extends this break. “It’s going good so far, [but] financially not so great,” admitted Alyssa Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a biology major finishing her second...

The White House announced Wednesday that payments on federal student loans will remain paused through May 1, 2022.

Thousands of public service workers around the country are receiving welcome news for the holidays: the federal government is forgiving their student loan debt. The development comes after they were initially rejected for a program intended to reward their chosen career path. However, after the Biden administration announced a limited waiver period in October, many of those workers are now…