Biden's Education Secretary confirms the process of resuming student-loan payments will start 'no later than June 30': 'The emergency period is over'

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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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A conservative group just asked a federal court to end the student-loan payment pause immediately — partly because 'some junior associates at major law firms saw their six-figure salaries increase' during the pandemic

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President Biden.

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A group of scammers cheated student-loan borrowers out of $12 million by misleading them about repayment programs and 'loan forgiveness that did not exist,' a federal watchdog says

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building.

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615,000 student-loan borrowers in public service have now gotten $42 billion in debt wiped out under temporary reforms — and getting relief going forward will soon be a lot easier, Biden's Education Department says

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College graduation

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Meet a mom with $610,000 in student debt who still can't separate her balance from her ex-husband's 8 years after their divorce: 'This one thing is still holding me stuck to him'

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A student-loan company at the center of a lawsuit blocking Biden's debt cancellation with a 'dubious record of customer service' just got a new contract to keep servicing millions of borrowers, Cori Bush says

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FEBRUARY 28: Representative Cori Bush speaks as student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Millions of student-loan borrowers could find out in the next 2 months if they will get Biden's debt relief. Here's what's at stake — beyond a reduction to balances.

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An activist stands next to a sign as they protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2023.

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A new bipartisan bill would make sure government and nonprofit workers can get student-loan forgiveness — even if they leave public service after 10 years

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Sen. Bob Menendez.

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Biden's Education Department is planning for student-loan borrowers to resume payments in October — and companies will begin charging interest a month before

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Students urge President Joe Biden to cancel student debt.

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AOC says that the Supreme Court could strike down student-loan forgiveness, but that doesn't mean 'all is lost' with debt relief

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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