Discover Student Loans Review 2023

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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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A student nervously tries between two piggy banks, one with the American flag on it and the other with a bandit mask on.
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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President Joe Biden standing at a podium.
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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Why a student-loan company's involvement in a case seeking to block Biden's debt relief might end up working in borrowers' favors

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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A sign reading "Cancel Student Debt" staged outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.

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Opponents of Biden's student-loan forgiveness are spotlighting another way to give borrowers debt relief

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President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden.

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AOC says there's still hope for Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan if the Supreme Court rules against it

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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