Days after announcing $4.28 billion in student loan relief, President Joe Biden abruptly withdrew two of the plans affecting thousands of recipients. With a few weeks left […]

Some Democratic lawmakers are pressuring the Biden administration to take further action on student loans before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including finalizing some debt forgiveness it already approved.

The Biden administration announced the cancellation of student debt for an additional 55,000 public service workers on Friday.

The Biden administration has withdrawn two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness. The proposed regulations would have allowed the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education to cancel student loans for several groups of borrowers, including those who had been in repayment for decades and others experiencing financial hardship.

KEY TAKEAWAYS President Joe Biden's administration has scrapped a proposal to provide student debt relief to borrowers who experienced financial hardships.The Department of Education insisted the withdrawal was due to timing and the administration had the authority to administer this relief.

Almost 55,000 Americans working in the public service will have their collective $4.28 billion worth of student debt forgiven, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday.

The Biden administration says it is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 public service workers through an existing forgiveness program

With just under a month left in his administration, President Joe Biden managed to fulfill one of his campaign promises, forgiving the student debts of nearly 55,000 borrowers. Do