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Yes, you still have to pay your student loans if the Department of Education is eliminated, legal expert says—what borrowers should know
The president is reportedly drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. What that could mean for ...
Roughly a tenth of employees in the office overseeing federal student loans take buyouts
More than 100 employees at the Federal Student Aid office accepted the Trump administration's buyout offers, according to an ...
You could save money by refinancing your student loans—here's which borrowers make the ‘best candidates'
President Donald Trump seems poised to make big changes to the federal student loan system. But that still may not mean ...
DOGE Can Access Student Loan Data At The Department Of Education, Says Court
A court declined to prevent DOGE from accessing sensitive student loan borrower data housed at the Department of Education.
No, Filing A FERPA Complaint Won’t Cancel Your Student Loans
While privacy concerns may be valid, pursuing a FERPA complaint is highly unlikely to result in student loan cancellation.
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People Say Their Student Loans Are Being Canceled Because Elon Musk's DOGE Violated Their Privacy Rights. Here's What's Really Going On.
It seems like suddenly everyone is an "expert" on FERPA, an obscure privacy law that most of us had never heard of a week ago ...
How Student Loan Borrowers Can Protect Their Data From DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may get access to student loan data. Here are ways borrowers can protect ...
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You Can't Be Forced to Repay Forgiven Student Loans – Unless This Happens
You're likely in the clear if your student loan debt is already wiped out, but current borrowers may soon be out of luck.
What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans?
The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion ...
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Options for Student Loan Savings
The federal student loan program has a $1.6 trillion outstanding portfolio of loans and is projected to issue an additional trillion dollars in loans over the next decade.
Judge to consider order to keep DOGE from accessing student loan databases
Attorneys for a group of California students cited an Elon Musk tweet in arguing that Musk's DOGE agency should be blocked ...