On June 30, in Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s student loan relief plan in a 6-3 decision. The plan, which was estimated to impact more than $430 billion of student loan...more
Building on its previous efforts to reduce the cost of federal student loans, the Department of Education (DOE), as directed by the Biden-Harris administration, proposed a new rule on Tuesday, January 10, that would reform...more
As litigation surrounding the Biden-Harris administration’s student debt forgiveness plan persists, the administration announced an extension of the student loan repayment pause through June 30, 2023. In an announcement...more
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education (DOE) distributed guidance to the legal community clarifying the process for the discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy proceedings. The...more
On Thursday, November 11, Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas released a decision that found the Biden-Harris administration’s Federal Student Debt Relief Plan was...more
On Thursday, October 20, the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief Program prevailed in two early legal cases challenging the plan. Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied an emergency bid to obstruct the program from a...more
On the afternoon of Monday, October 17, President Biden announced via Twitter and press release that the Department of Education (DOE) has officially launched the application for its Student Debt Relief Plan. Borrowers can...more
On Tuesday, October 11, the Biden-Harris administration and the Department of Education (DOE) provided a preview of the student debt relief application they had announced earlier in the year. Published on the White House’s...more
On Wednesday, August 24, the Biden-Harris administration and Department of Education announced a three-part student debt relief plan aimed at making the student loan system more manageable for those with existing student loan...more
On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration further extended the moratorium on federal student loan repayment, interest and collections through Wednesday, August 31, 2022. This postponement marks the fourth...more
- Both chambers of Congress have passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
- The measure extends the Paycheck Protection Program loan...more
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