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Government Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments Until Legal Challenges are Resolved

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The Biden Administration yesterday announced it was extending the moratorium on student loan payments until 60 days after litigation surrounding the plan to forgive up to $20,000 in unpaid student loans is resolved.

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Gov’t Cancels $7.4B in Student Loans

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The federal government announced on Friday that it had approved an additional $7.4 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 300,000 borrowers, many of whom were signed up for the administration’s new income-driven repayment program.

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Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

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A District Court judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged an initiative from the federal government seeking to forgive $39 million of student loan debt, determining the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue. Well, that didn’t take very long.

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Republican AGs File Suit to Block SAVE Student Loan Repayment Program

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A group of 10 state Attorneys General — all Republicans — have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking to block the enactment of an income-driven repayment plan saying it is another attempt at government overreach in the student loan arena and does nothing but transfer wealth from low-income individuals to people with higher (..)

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Gov’t Forgives $6B of Loans for 78k Workers Under PSLF Program

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The federal government last week announced it had forgiven an additional $6 billion of student loan debt for 77,000 individuals under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, while also notifying 380,000 other public service workers that they are on track to have their loans forgiven within the next two years.

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Student Loan Moratorium Costing Gov’t $5B per Month, Think-Tank Claims in Suit

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The moratorium on student loan payments has cost the federal government $160 billion in lost assets and the federal government should be ordered to force individuals with unpaid student loan debts to start repaying them, according to a nonprofit think-tank that is seeking a preliminary injunction against the Department of Education.

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Judge Blocks Student Loan Debt Cancellation Program

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A District Court judge in Texas yesterday granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs who sued the federal government seeking to block a program that would cancel up to $20,000 of student loan debt for individuals making less than $125,000 annually, ruling that the Biden Administration overstepped its authority when it created the program without (..)