Key plank of Biden student-debt relief plan can move forward, court rules
Appeals court decision allows millions of borrowers to cut loan payments in half – but does not yet erase debt outright
April 2024
Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers
Biden announces new plan to cancel student loans for 30m borrowers
March 2024
Is Biden’s student debt action enough to win back young voters angry over Gaza?
The president wants young voters to know he hasn’t given up on fixing student debt – but convincing them he has a decent track record is proving challenging
January 2024
Biden administration forgives student debt for further 74,000 US borrowers
Beneficiaries include public service workers such as firefighters, nurses and teachers with more than 10 years of service
December 2023
Borrowers face billing errors in a rocky return to US student loan payments
Mohela, which has been penalized by the education department, stands out among servicers for late bills and incorrect auto-debits
October 2023
Tuition hikes at 23 public California colleges make students question: ‘Is it even worth it?’
College goers criticize California State University’s announcement of increased tuition after a decade of stable costs
Born poor, stay poor: what my $120,000 student debt says about class in the US
I was the first in my family to go to college and I teach at an Ivy League school. I’m still broke – and I probably always will be
Biden cancels additional $9bn in student loan debt
President’s latest approval brings total debt cancellation under his administration to $127bn for nearly 3.6 million people
September 2023
‘Totally devastating’: borrowers on the start of student loan repayment
Biden’s student loan repayment program: four things you should know
August 2023
‘I already work two jobs’: US graduates with kids grapple with student debt
As the end of the student debt payment pause looms, many parents say they cannot afford to prioritize paying their loans back
Biden launches ‘most affordable ever’ student loan repayment plan
Announcement comes two months after supreme court struck down Biden’s original debt forgiveness plan
US graduates: how do you feel about the payment pause on student loans ending soon?
We’d like to hear from US borrowers with outstanding student loans how having to make repayments again this fall will be affecting their lives
July 2023
Biden to cancel $39bn in US student debt to fix ‘historical inaccuracies’
Americans will have to restart student loan payments – here’s what to know
Americans with student debt back at square one after supreme court ruling
‘This decision is a slap in the face’: the real cost of the US student debt ruling