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Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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SAN FRANCISCO (NPR) — A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval Wednesday to a settlement that could cancel at least $6 billion in federal student loans for approximately… Read More
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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Education is planning to make several key changes to a long-troubled student loan forgiveness program for public servants, the department announced Tuesday…. Read More
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Borrowers who were cut out of student loan relief describe ‘a gut punch’
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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Updated October 19, 2022 at 11:20 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Listen closely. Between the din of supporters cheering the cancellation of some federal student loan debts, and the… Read More
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Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden’s plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt is sparking heated debate. Biden last week announced plans to forgive up to… Read More