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Appeals Court Rejects Department of Education's Bid To Delay Sweet Settlement Relief
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied ED's latest challenge to key deadlines in the landmark settlement, which has secured $23 billion in relief for more than 500,000 borrowers.
1.5 million borrowers were promised student loan relief. A new lawsuit wants proof it happened
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Department of Education may not be discharging certain federal student loans as previously promised.
The lawsuit, filed by the Project on Predatory Student Lending, seeks data showing which loans have actually received discharges.
Feds promised $23B in student loan forgiveness for 1.5M borrowers. Lawsuit asks, did it happen?
Years after the Department of Education promised to erase more than $23 billion in debt for 1.5 million student loan borrowers, a new lawsuit questions whether that promise was ever kept.
New Student Loan Lawsuit Filed on Forgiveness Promised to Over a Million
A new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) alleges the agency has failed to provide transparency regarding the status of promised student loan discharges affecting more than 1.5 million borrowers.
The legal challenge raises questions about whether billions of dollars in approved debt relief have actually been delivered.
PPSL Sues Department of Education for Records on Promised Student Loan Relief
After the Department failed to respond to 15 FOIA requests, some pending for over two years, PPSL seeks records on relief promised to more than 1.5 million borrowers
Op-Ed: Loan Caps Will Steer Students Toward Riskier Private Lending
New federal caps on student borrowing are, in theory, designed to finally push colleges to rein in the cost of graduate education. But less than two months before those limits take effect, universities and private lenders are already building private lending pipelines that could keep tuition high while pushing students and their families into riskier debt.
After failing to deliver on promises of rewarding careers, some for-profit schools leave students with lifetime of debt
Students seeking better jobs turn to for-profit colleges, often taking out federal loans only to discover many programs misled them with degrees that can be essentially worthless.
Appeals Court Denies Department of Education’s Request to Delay Settlement Relief in Sweet v. McMahon Borrower Defense Lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied ED’s request for an emergency stay pending appeal, allowing settlement relief to proceed
Ninth Circuit presses feds over bid to pause expired student loan relief deadline | Courthouse News Service
“‘The government agreed to this settlement three years ago. It is fair to hold them to their word.” Plus, Ellis argued the government has pulled the rug out from under those who applied for relief back in 2022, some of whom have had their credit wrecked while their loans remain in forbearance. The panel did not indicate when it would rule.”’
Consolidation Deadline For These Student Loans Is Just Two Weeks Away | Forbes
A major deadline for certain federal student loans is only two weeks away, and failing to act could be a costly mistake for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. But many of them may not even be aware that they have to take action. Here’s what student loan borrowers should know about the upcoming consolidation deadline, and what’s at stake.