During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration halted all federal student loan repayments. After the national COVID-19 emergency ended in March 2023, Congress passed a law preventing further extensions. As a result, payments resumed in October.
For people whose student loan repayments have started up again, theres good news.
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden canceled $9 billion in student loans, helping 125,000 Americans and bringing the total amount of student debt cancellation under the Biden-Harris administration to $127 billion.
Many AFSCME members were among the 53,000 borrowers who benefited from $5.2 billion in additional debt relief authorized to fix problems with the Public Service L…
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