US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights with US Vice President Kamala Harris and college presidents, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
  • The Education Department finalized a rule to allow state oversight into federal student-loan servicers.
  • It reverses efforts from Trump's administration to prevent states from stepping in.
  • The rule is intended to protect borrowers from misleading behavior or inaccurate payment counts.

President Joe Biden's Education Department just finalized a rule allowing states to step it when student-loan companies engage in bad behavior.