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Student Debt
Education Department’s Demise Would Hit Black Student Borrowers Hardest
Black borrowers, who owe a disproportionate amount of student debt, could face loan repayment and forgiveness hurdles.
Trump’s CFPB Drops Cases Against Companies Accused of Cheating Consumers
The companies are accused of ripping off savings account holders, illegally collecting on student loans, and more.
Student Debt Doesn’t Vanish With Age. Older Debtors Protest With a “Knit-In.”
With rocking chairs and cross-stitch kits, protesters outside the Department of Education demand debt relief from Biden.
It’s Up to Us to Demand a Jubilee to Wipe the Debts of the Masses
A jubilee won’t simply be handed to debtors — we’ll have to fight for it. And it can be done.
Federal Judge Blocks Student Debt Relief Rule That Hasn’t Even Been Finalized
The judge granted a motion by a coalition of right-wing state attorneys general to preempt the rule's implementation.
Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
More than half of the more than 8 million borrowers who have enrolled in the program have a $0 monthly payment.
Student Debtors and Activists Demand Biden “Fund Education, Not Genocide”
Organizers say their recent DC action was inspired by the students who’ve been arrested at Gaza solidarity encampments.
Biden Must Recognize All Student Debt as Hardship. It’s the Key Step to Relief.
The Department of Education is making debt relief contingent on proof of “hardship,” but the debt itself is hardship.
Activists: Biden Risking Student Debt Relief Plans by Continuing MOHELA Contract
Sticking with the servicer at the center of the SCOTUS debt relief case threatens current forgiveness plans, they say.
Biden’s New Student Loan Relief Plan Could Benefit Over 30 Million Borrowers
Officials didn’t specify when the process would be finalized or what would happen if the plan faces legal challenges.