Why student-loan borrowers probably don't need to worry about a major lender's lawsuit to end the payment pause

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Activists and students 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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House GOP Freedom Caucus members want to block student-loan forgiveness in their new proposal to deal with the debt ceiling

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House Freedom Caucus Holds News Conference On Biden Administration's Performance
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) speaks during a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on February 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Biden wants to 'better support' student-loan borrowers who are returning to repayment. It's further confirmation the payment pause will end this year.

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President Joe Biden.

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3 reasons why a major student-loan lender thinks millions of borrowers should be thrown back into repayment, with or without debt relief

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126 Democratic lawmakers reaffirm to Biden that they think his student-loan forgiveness plan is legal — and they 'expect the legal challenges to the plan will fail'

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers remarks during a protest in support of student debt cancellation as the Supreme Court begins oral arguments outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday February 28, 2023.

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The Supreme Court may shut down student loan forgiveness — and refinancing startups are waiting to pounce

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Student loan refinancing companies like SoFi, Lendkey, and Navient offer big savings. But they also come with a big cost.

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A major student-loan lender is putting millions of borrowers 'at serious risk of financial harm' by filing a lawsuit to end the payment pause, Biden's Education Department says

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President Joe Biden.

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A major student-loan lender just asked a federal court to end the payment pause — and return borrowers not eligible for Biden's broad relief back into repayment 'at minimum'

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US President Joe Biden.

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Canceling student debt for millions of borrowers 'cheated by for-profit colleges' isn't enough, Biden's Education Department says — it's time for the top executives to pay up

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Even if the Supreme Court finds Biden's student-loan forgiveness was an overreach of authority, it doesn't mean the relief will get struck down. Here's why.

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Student Debt Cancellation Protest Outside of the Supreme Court
FEBRUARY 28: People gather during a protest in support of student debt cancellation as the Supreme Court begins oral arguments outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday February 28, 2023.

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