Biden administration to extend pause on student loan repayments

The extension, up to June 30, 2023, will give the courts time to decide the fate of student loan cancellation.

• Nov 22, 2022

What student loan borrowers need to know after a federal court struck down Biden's forgiveness program

The legal road ahead is murky, but it could take many months for the issue to be resolved.

• Nov 18, 2022

Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to reinstate student loan relief plan

This comes after the plan has been blocked by two separate federal court rulings.

• Nov 17, 2022

Appeals court temporarily pauses student loan forgiveness plan

In their appeal, attorneys for several Republican-led states said the plan will irreparably harm their states' student loan programs.

• Oct 22, 2022

Student loan forgiveness application is now open: How to apply

President Biden announces new college-debt forgiveness site, calling it a "game changer for millions of Americans."

• Oct 18, 2022

Student loan forgiveness applications now open through beta mode website

The Biden administration has opened the application process for Americans seeking student debt relief in a beta period.

• Oct 14, 2022

Biden's student loan relief application offers sneak preview

Education Department is offering more details about its "short and simple" form to get up to $20,000 in debt wiped away.

• Oct 12, 2022

How to prepare for Biden's student-loan relief application

Only some types of debt are covered by the plan. Make sure your loans qualify ahead of the application.

• Oct 5, 2022

Biden administration kicks off student loan debt forgiveness process

The Biden administration on Thursday is kicking off its efforts toward forgiving student loan debt, sending updates on the process via email before the window to apply opens next month.

• Sep 29, 2022

Sacramento-based Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden's plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.

• Sep 27, 2022

White House calls out GOP student debt critics who had PPP loans forgiven

Marjorie Taylor Greene said for the government to say debt is forgiven "is completely unfair." The White House tweeted back that she had more than $183,000 in PPP loans forgiven.

• Aug 26, 2022

Biden's student loan forgiveness plan raises inflation concerns

There has been mixed reaction to the president's announcement on student loan forgiveness.

• Aug 24, 2022

Here's who is eligible for Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

More than 40 million Americans may qualify, with income the main factor that determines who qualifies for relief.

• Aug 24, 2022

White House leaning toward canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000

White House officials have been weighing -- and leaning toward -- the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, CNN has learned.

• Aug 23, 2022