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Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know.

Already, nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up.

By NPR

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Updated: 2022-09-23 17:08:39

Pennsylvania will not tax student debt forgiveness

Seven states might tax student loan forgiveness. Pennsylvania is not one of them, Governor Tom Wolf says.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

Here are three key arguments – for and against the wisdom of President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive student loans.

By NPR

Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Joe Biden’s plan

U.S. Department of Education data show those borrowers carry $20,000 or less in federal student loan debt – which the Biden administration wants to eliminate.
By Sam Dunklau

What college students should know about their finances before they are in a classroom

What do students and their families hear about the financial aspects of college even before they start classes?

By Scott LaMar/WITF


Who gets student loan forgiveness? Relief prompts joy, angst

Many student borrowers feel left out, perhaps because they didn’t qualify for federal loans and had to rely on private loans, which won’t be forgiven.

By The Associated Press

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

The Biden administration announced that it will extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments, interest and collections until Aug. 31.

By NPR
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