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News Articles: loan forgiveness

Student loan borrowers gather outside the Supreme Court building in February 2023. The court's ruling on President Biden's debt relief plan is expected in June or July.

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  • Education

Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

May 31, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
An NPR analysis of data released Jan. 8 by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, despite rampant fraud in the program.

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  • Investigations

How the Paycheck Protection Program went from good intentions to a huge free-for-all

An NPR analysis of data released by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, even though the program was rampant with fraud.

January 09, 2023
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer and
  • Austin Fast
President Joe Biden speaking about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. The Biden administration said it is extending the student loan repayment pause again.

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  • Education

With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023

The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.

November 22, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
President Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University last month. A judge in Texas blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

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  • Education

A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers

The program to erase student loan debts for millions of borrowers hit a brick wall Thursday when it was blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. The administration quickly appealed the decision.

November 11, 2022
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Ayana Archie
Senator Mark Warner in 2021.

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  • Education

Student loan borrowers get a rare win as Senate approves a fix

The measure would free some borrowers from debt incurred by spouses – sometimes abusive ones – and could lay a path toward loan forgiveness.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo

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