debt relief

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House with signs to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt.

Nearly 5,000 West Virginians eligible for student debt relief

BY: - July 19, 2023

Nearly 5,000 West Virginians qualify to have a combined $196.2 million in federal student loan debt forgiven as part of a Biden administration plan to fix income driven repayment plans. The Department of Education and the White House announced last week that more than 800,000 federal student loan borrowers will have their remaining debt eliminated. State-by-state […]

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More than 800,000 student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven, White House announces

BY: - July 14, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education and the White House announced Friday that more than 800,000 federal student loan borrowers will have their remaining debt wiped out. The $39 billion in debt relief will come through fixes to mismanagement of the agency’s income-driven repayment plans. Many long-time borrowers, including those who had been making payments […]