1 day ago · A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid.. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday rescinded the memo freezing spending.The U.S. Department of Education said even if the pause had taken effect, it would not have applied to direct ...

3 days ago · The Education Department said Trump's freeze on federal aid will not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.

Jan 13, 2025 · The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 January 13, 2025. ... Today, my Administration is approving student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers – bringing the total number of Americans who have had their student debt cancelled by my Administration to over 5 million. These 150,000 borrowers include: almost 85,000 ...

Dec 20, 2024 · The pair of student loan proposals expected to be withdrawn Friday represented Biden’s second attempt at widespread debt cancellation after the Supreme Court rejected his first plan.

Jan 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON — In a new wave of student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration is canceling $5 billion in debt for 74,000 borrowers, many of whom worked in public sector jobs for more than...

Apr 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that his administration is canceling $7.4 billion in student loans for 277,000 borrowers. The White House said the latest round of relief helps...

Feb 21, 2024 · The Biden administration is canceling $1.2 billion in student debt for about 153,000 borrowers who took out relatively modest student loans and have been repaying it for the last decade or more.

Apr 12, 2024 · With the latest batch of loan cancellations, the White House said it has forgiven about $153 billion in debt for 4.3 million student borrowers. Biden, who had made student loan relief a major...

Aug 25, 2022 · By resuming student loan payments at the same time as we provide targeted relief, we’re taking an economically responsible course.

Oct 21, 2024 · Federal student loan payments for about 8 million Americans will stay on hold for at least another six months, the U.S. Department of Education confirmed on Monday.