Federal student loan borrowers should expect collections to restart

January 30, 2025

CNBC — For roughly the past five years, federal student loan borrowers who fell behind on their bills didn’t need to worry about the usual consequences, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits. That will soon change.

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New policies could limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness

January 30, 2025

FORBES — House Republicans are floating a proposal to limit eligibility for a key federal student loan forgiveness program intended to benefit public service borrowers.

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Court challenges and new polices could end or significantly alter federal student loan SAVE program

January 30, 2025

ABC 7 — If you are one of the 8 million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, Plan student loan forgiveness program, you could start getting big bills again.

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US Supreme Court to review case involving student loan debt

January 22, 2025

ABA JOURNAL — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three new cases, including challenges to a federal rule that forgives student debt and to the part of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover some preventive care services.

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AccessLex partners with Equal Justice Works for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Coalition

January 22, 2025

PR NEWSWIRE —  AccessLex Institute®, the largest nonprofit organization in legal education, is proud to announce a new partnership with Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit focused on public service legal careers, to further the goals of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Coalition.

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How student loan borrowers could be affected by the next presidential administration

December 10, 2024

CNN POLITICS — With much of President Joe Biden’s student loan agenda tied up in court, the incoming Trump administration could have a significant impact on millions of borrowers.

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White House continues with student debt relief plans despite legal challenges

November 4, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Joe Biden’s latest debt-relief plan would benefit eight million people, if enacted, but the plan will likely face legal challenges and might never see the light of day.

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Department of Education forgave more than 17 billion in federal student loans as of April 30

October 28, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education had forgiven $17.2 billion in federal student loans for nearly 975,000 borrowers as of April 30, through a program that allows borrowers to seek relief if they’ve been misled or defrauded by their college, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found in a report released Thursday.

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Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three years

October 21, 2024

USA TODAY — Less than three weeks before Election Day, the White House plans to sidestep the jumble of legal challenges it’s facing over its student loan forgiveness agenda to tout billions of dollars in new relief. 

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Policy experts call for additional regulation of graduate programs as graduates struggle with debt 

October 8, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools.

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