Jillian Berman
Moneyish
New York, NY, United States
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White House budget assumes student-debt forgiveness will move forward
The Department of Education's request for funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid took into account the costs and savings from the plan → Read More
SoFi sues over student-loan pause to force borrowers to resume making payments
Tens of millions of borrowers have had their student-debt payments paused. But one big fintech company disapproves and wants the payments resumed immediately. → Read More
How Biden’s student-loan relief plan could survive a Supreme Court setback
It’s ‘more possible than I thought’: Even if the justices knock down the initiative, there could be room for the White House to keep pushing. → Read More
Here’s what to watch for when the Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden’s student-loan cancellation plan this week
‘The stakes are actually quite large’: Up to $20,000 in student-debt relief per borrower will be on line this Tuesday. → Read More
Elderly man fought Chase bank for years to recover stolen funds before his death
It’s hard to say how many people are battling their bank over funds they say they’ve lost to fraud, but the data suggest the case of James Vesey isn’t unique. → Read More
Colleges used pandemic relief funds to cancel $1.5 billion in student debt
The money students owe to colleges, which is separate from the $1.7 trillion in government loans, can prevent them from getting their degrees. → Read More
Student loan servicer at center of debt relief case hasn’t paid on its own debts
Legal experts wrote in briefs filed with the Supreme Court that the lapse in payments calls into question whether Missouri has standing to sue over the policy → Read More
Biden administration unveils sweeping changes to student loan repayment
The proposal would make income-driven repayment more generous → Read More
The White House embraced debt forgiveness in 2022. Here's what student-loan borrowers can expect in 2023.
2023 will likely be the year when borrowers learn how it will impact their wallets. → Read More
Biden administration extends student loan payment pause
The pause, which began at the start of the pandemic, could last several more months, the White House says. → Read More
Public servants to have $24 billion in student debt canceled
The Department of Education approved PSLF applications for 360,000 borrowers after years of complaints about the program → Read More
The little-known student loan middlemen who are threatening debt forgiveness
For decades, entities earned money from the federal student-loan system. Now, they are at the center of legal efforts to stop Biden's cancellation plans. → Read More
Student-loan cancellation in limbo as legal battle could go to Supreme Court
Advocates are pushing the Biden administration to extend the payment pause after a federal judge in Texas struck down the initiative → Read More
‘I’m growing more concerned’: The lawsuit that could derail student-debt relief
A lawsuit winding its way through a federal court in Fort Worth is drawing attention from both student-debt relief advocates and critics. → Read More
PSLF program's revamp could give public servants a new chance at student-debt relief
The Biden Administration announced changes to the PSLF program, which, according to one expert, has 'produced failure after failure.' → Read More
What you need to know about the student loan forgiveness application as millions apply
Everything you need to understand about the student loan forgiveness application and an opportunity to ask what we didn’t answer → Read More
Here's the information you need to apply for Biden's student debt cancellation
Borrowers will need to provide some basic information and attest under penalty of perjury that they qualify → Read More
Legal challenges are already threatening student-loan borrowers' access to debt forgiveness
On the same day six GOP-led states filed a suit challenging the plan, the Department of Education changed some of the eligibility requirements for the program → Read More
‘I'll kind of believe it when I see it’: Borrowers brace for obstacles to promised student debt relief
Borrowers and advocates point to the complexity of means testing, a lack of details, and previously botched attempts to forgive student debt → Read More
The fate of student-loan forgiveness may rest with the courts
The Biden Administration's debt cancellation policy could hinge on pandemic-related legal authority → Read More