Student-loan borrowers could be waiting over a year for Biden to implement his new plan for broad debt relief

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President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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Social Security recipients could face 'a rapid increase of wait times' to receive benefits if Congress fails to increase funding for the program, according to the union representing its workers

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California .

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Student-loan companies are putting borrowers at 'heightened risk' of harm if they fail to prepare for payments to resume, 6 Democratic lawmakers say

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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Some student-loan borrowers could be facing payments of over $500 this fall, a new study says — and they'll probably have to dip into their savings to afford it

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College graduates.

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It's a 'grave mistake' for Biden to resume student-loan payments without first giving borrowers debt relief, 179 advocacy groups say

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Supreme Courts Rules On Major LGBTQ Case And Strikes Down Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
JUNE 30: Student debt relief activists participate in a rally at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court stuck down the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness program in Biden v. Nebraska.

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Student-loan borrowers might face even more hurdles resuming payments if Republicans end up passing their new proposal to cut funding for the Education Department

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President Joe Biden accompanied by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as he announces new actions to protect student-loan borrowers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC.
President Joe Biden accompanied by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as he announces new actions to protect student-loan borrowers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC.

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A federal watchdog is suing a tech boot camp, accusing it of loading students up with 'predatory' debt and telling them it could collect 'more than the consumer legally owed'

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Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at Senate committee hearing in June.

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Biden's administration just kicked off the process to get student-loan forgiveness to millions of borrowers, vowing to 'work as quickly as possible under the law'

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Supreme Court's decision on the Administration's student debt relief program in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Friday, June 30, 2023.

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Student-loan payments are about to restart and 'exacerbate financial distress' for millions of borrowers, Elizabeth Warren says. Here are 6 steps she wants Biden to take to soften the blow.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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Student-loan borrowers can tell Biden what they want from his new debt relief plan. Here's how.

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President Joe Biden.

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