The Biden administration announced Friday that 804,000 borrowers will have their student debt wiped away, totaling $39 billion worth of debt, in the coming weeks due to fixes that more accurately count qualified monthly payments under existing income-driven repayment plans.
I took a very different track with mine. I recognized that federal loans had more options for hard times than private loans and made the fiscally responsible decision to not refinance mine with a private company. So only people who were responsible enough to consider that the government is more likely to protect you than a for-profit money grabbing predatory private loan servicer are getting relief.
I took a very different track with mine. I recognized that federal loans had more options for hard times than private loans and made the fiscally responsible decision to not refinance mine with a private company. So only people who were responsible enough to consider that the government is more likely to protect you than a for-profit money grabbing predatory private loan servicer are getting relief.