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Scammers are seizing on "chaos and confusion" ahead of the resumption of student loan repayments, one expert warned.
Biden administration officials say the new federal program could cut monthly loan payments for 20 million people.
After a three-year hiatus, interest on student loans begins piling up again on Friday, with payments due in October.
Even though President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program was blocked by the Supreme Court earlier this year, his administration is moving forward with more targeted student debt cancellations allowed under existing programs.
If you have federal student loans, repayments start up again on October 1 after a years-long pause due to the pandemic.
Monthly loan payments may drop, based on a borrower's income.
Some borrowers who had enrolled in income-driven repayment plans will start getting their debt discharged this week.
Only one-third of borrowers are aware that loan repayments will restart in October, a new survey found.
Many graduates aren't earning enough to even pay down their interest, causing loans to snowball.
The new income-driven repayment plan could cut borrowers' monthly payments in half, while some could see their monthly payments go down to $0.
Young voter groups hope to replicate the boost in midterm election turnout after the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to an abortion in 2022.
"We'll use every tool at our disposal to get you the student debt relief you need to reach your dreams," President Biden said.
President Joe Biden vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have repealed his plan to forgive student debt.
President Joe Biden has vowed to veto any legislative effort to thwart his student loan relief program.
The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced.
The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced.
Painfully high inflation is putting even more pressure on Americans struggling to repay their college loans.
Some education experts see the plan as a more powerful tool to make college affordable than the proposal to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans, which is before the Supreme Court.
The Biden administration had earlier extended a repayment pause while its student-debt relief program remains tied up in court.
This case was brought by two borrowers in Texas who have outstanding student loans.
A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
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The extension, up to June 30, 2023, will give the courts time to decide the fate of student loan cancellation.
The legal road ahead is murky, but it could take many months for the issue to be resolved.
This comes after the plan has been blocked by two separate federal court rulings.
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