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News Articles: student loan debt

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about administration plans to forgive federal student loan debt during remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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How many Georgians qualify for student debt cancellations? The White House shares the data

White House officials have released official numbers on how many students have applied and been approved for student loan forgiveness — including data on Georgia borrowers. 

January 27, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
President Biden speaks about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover on Friday.

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Biden's student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here's what you need to know.

Nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up. The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.

October 22, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
 Young Georgia voters and Georgians who have graduated college support a White House plan to cut up to $20,000 from their student loan obligations, but the state as a whole remains divided on the issue. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Party affiliation best predicts feelings about Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, Ga. poll says

Democrats tend to think the forgiveness is a good idea. Republicans are more skeptical.

October 13, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House on Aug. 25 to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. The plan has sparked heated debate, including about its economic fairness.

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Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

President Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions – but it's also raising concerns about inflation, economic fairness and college tuition costs.

August 28, 2022
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  • Scott Horsley
Students wait outside Everest College in Industry, Calif., in April, 2015, hoping to get their transcriptions and information on loan forgiveness and transferring credits to other schools.

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U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

June 02, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Cory Turner
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr attend a gala in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 4. The couple surprised graduates of a Los Angeles art school by paying off their student debt.

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans

Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.

May 17, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears in Phoenix in October. On Friday, the Education Department announced an extension of pandemic relief measures for federal student loan borrowers.

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Education Department Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through January

Congress hit pause on federal student loan payments in the CARES Act. The latest extension of this relief will last until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

December 05, 2020
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  • Elissa Nadworny
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del.

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Biden Wants To Help Pay Some Student Loans, But There's Pressure To Go Further

The president-elect called for immediate action to help borrowers who are "having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent."

November 17, 2020
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  • Anya Kamenetz

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