Tobi Opeyemi Amure May 5, 2026 For decades, the math on graduate school in America worked something like this. You borrowed what you needed, finished the degree, and out-earned the debt over a long career. Washington made that bet possible. The federal government would lend you whatever the school charged, with no credit check, no…
Aug. 24, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT By Alex Ford and Lauren Egan Biden’s expected student loan forgiveness announcement could help up to tens of millions of borrowers and wipe the slate clean for as many as 14 million. A sign calls for the cancellation of student debt at a rally at the Department of Education. Students took part…
Press Release March 27, 2026 Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) began issuing guidance to all borrowers enrolled in the unlawful ‘Saving on a Valuable Education’ (SAVE) Plan, directing them to exit the plan and enter a legal federal student loan repayment plan. The guidance will be sent to the 7.5 million borrowers…
Story by Suzanne Blake A new bill introduced in Congress aims to make it significantly easier for teachers to qualify for student loan forgiveness. The Teacher Debt Relief Act, introduced by Democratic U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, seeks to streamline existing forgiveness programs so teachers can access debt relief sooner without having to navigate conflicting rules….
By Richard Fry and Anthony Cilluffo Americans owe about $1.6 trillion in student loans as of June 2024 – 42% more than what they owed a decade earlier. The increase has come as greater shares of young U.S. adults go to college and as the cost of higher education increases. Here are five facts about student loans in America…
Story by David Nadelle Discover an older person at a wooden table using a laptop while holding a phone, with papers, a mug, and pill bottles nearby© RichVintage Student loan debt in America exceeds $1.8 trillion, but most of the 40 million borrowers do not seem to know what would happen to their debt if they died. Although private…
By Amiah Taylor Joe Biden has canceled more student loan debt than any other U.S. president, forgiving $16 billion in federal student loans for targeted groups such as disabled borrowers, and students who were defrauded by their institutions. Since April, Biden has been deliberating widespread student loan forgiveness and has also been considering income caps that would exclude high earners…
