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Trump Admin Offers Alternative To Student-Debt Forgiveness During Pandemic

Trump Admin Offers Alternative To Student-Debt Forgiveness During Pandemic Authored by Eduardo Neret via CampusReform.org, The Trump administration.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 25th, 2020

This former Trump admin official has a lot in common with Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on wiping out student debt

‘This not a partisan issue. This is what’s right for America.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 1st, 2019

Trump education official to resign, call for loan forgiveness

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 24th, 2019

Trump education official to resign, call for loan forgiveness

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 24th, 2019

University offers student loan alternative: Pay us part of your future salary instead

With college tuition on the rise, more and more students are graduating with an enormous amount student-loan debt. One school is offering an alternative......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 24th, 2018

Biden"s new student-loan forgiveness plan just began its 30-day public comment period — and anyone can tell the administration what they think of the relief

The draft text for Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan is out, and anyone in the public can provide input on what the relief shou.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 17th, 2024

Column: Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes

Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions .....»»

Category: topSource: latimesApr 16th, 2024

A California community college"s graduation gift: forgiving 2021 grads" student debt

Contra Costa Community College surprised its May 2021 graduates with full student-loan forgiveness, relieving more than 60 students of student debt. .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMay 25th, 2021

Delaware State University will use Biden"s stimulus to cancel over $700,000 in student debt

On average, $3,276 in student debt will be canceled for eligible borrowers: recent graduates who faced financial hardships during the pandemic. democracynow.org Delaware State University will c.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 14th, 2021

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to make pandemic-era food benefits for college students permanent

"As students take on a mountain of student-loan debt, they shouldn't have to choose between paying tuition and eating," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. Sens. Bernie S.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 11th, 2021

Biden"s Education Secretary just canceled $1 billion of student-loan debt for about 72,000 defrauded borrowers

Miguel Cardona's first major act reverses a Trump-era policy, providing about $1 billion of cancelation for student loans related to fraud. Supachok Pichetkul / EyeEm/Getty Images The Dept. of Education just said it's canceling de.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 19th, 2021

: Biden administration to cancel $1 billion in student-loan debt held by scammed borrowers

Borrowers who requested loan forgiveness but got only partial relief under former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will have their debts wiped away......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2021

Progressive Democrats want to cancel rent and mortgage payments for the length of the pandemic

The bill led by Rep. Ilhan Omar includes full payment forgiveness without any accumulation of debt, as well as relief funds for landlords and tenants. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 12th, 2021

NerdWallet: If someone offers you student loan forgiveness, it could be a scam: What to watch for

The pitch is one that persuades borrowers to pay for services they could get free or to share personal account information in exchange for forgiveness......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 9th, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries the student loan debt, low incomes, and climate change facing "entire generations" as birth rates continue to fall

While new data shows a 7% drop in births in December - nine months after the pandemic began - experts say the 2020 fall is part of a larger dow.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2021

Why student debt will keep rising despite loan-forgiveness programs lawmakers are proposing in Congress

Many stude.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘It feels predatory’: 6 million people are not eligible for a COVID-19 pause on student-debt payments — even if they work in public service

One student-loan borrower is slated to pay off her debt when she’s 87, despite a career in public service......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 27th, 2021

A quarter of Americans support forgiving all federal student-loan debt

President Joe Biden has thrown his support behind $10,000 in student loan forgiveness. But a quarter of Americans want it all forgiven. Student-loan debt reached a national high of $1.5 trillion in 2019. Boston Globe/Getty Images Demo.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 24th, 2021

Biden Slaps Down Move For $50K Student Debt Forgiveness: "I Will Not Make That Happen"

Biden Slaps Down Move For $50K Student Debt Forgiveness: "I Will Not Make That Happen" President Biden has appeared to give his 'final' and 'definitive' answer on student loan for.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 17th, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a step-by-step guide for asking members of Congress to support student loan forgiveness

The lawmaker encouraged her followers to share personal stories about how student loan debt has impacted them. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attending a vote on January 9, 2020. Al.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 17th, 2021

AOC criticizes Biden"s opposition to $50,000 in student loan forgiveness, saying his argument "is looking shakier by the day"

"Entire generations of working class kids were encouraged to go into more debt under the guise of elitism," Ocasio-Cortez argued. "This .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 17th, 2021