Category: student loan forgiveness

Student Loan Forgiveness, What You Need to Know

After going to college or grad school for years, it is easy to understand why starting life with a tremendous student loan debt can be daunting and is undesirable. For some people, it can take years to pay, and student loan debt can make it difficult to get loans for other things. Obtaining student loan…


San Diego Community College District to Forgive $3.9 Million in Student Debt

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Community College District is forgiving $3.9 million in student debt for more than 11,454 students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges using federal pandemic relief funds, it was announced Oct. 20. Students who were enrolled in spring through summer of this year will have all their outstanding tuition and…


Biden Gets Pushback From Progressives After Rejecting Proposal to Cancel Student Loan Debt

President Joe Biden got immediate pushback on Tuesday from progressives in his own party after he rejected a Democratic plan pushed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to abolish student loan debt by up to $50,000 per borrower. “I will not make that happen,” he said of the $50,000 relief…


Democrats Pressure Biden for $50,000 Student Loan Cancellation by Executive Order

Congressional Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to wipe out $50,000 in debt for federal student loan borrowers via executive order, but the White House suggests it should be done by with legislative means. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and other Democratic lawmakers, urged…