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Biden has yet to fulfill his promise to cancel $10,000 in student debt. Many millennials banked on him to absolve one of their biggest burdens.

Borrowers are awaiting relief from the Biden administration while the pause on federal student loan repayment is set to expire 30 September

"People need to rethink what they know about student loans," said Collinge. "This is not a partisan problem, this is not a young person’s problem either. You know there are more people over the age of 50 with student loans than under the age of 25 and they owe three-times more than that younger group." More than forgiveness, Collinge wants to reform the entire student lending system, restore bankruptcy protections for loans and slow the rising cost of college. "So we are now calling on President Biden to cancel all federally owned student loans which he can do by executive order," Collinge ...

Biden's Education Department has canceled billions in student debt, but trillions remain outstanding. Even if you qualify for relief, you may not know about it, or you could get a 0% rate of forgiveness. Borrowers told Insider there's a lack of clarity, and experts say much more needs to be done.  Nearly 45 million people in the US have outstanding student-loan debt. That adds up to a $1.7 trillion problem. President Joe Biden, who promised during his campaign to immediately tackle the crisis, has moved to do so via the Department of Education, clearing billions of dollars in debt in just a...

Student Loan Justice found 19 states have more student debt owed than the annual state budget. Georgia, Florida, and Missouri top the list, with debt of at least 140% of the budget in each state. Student Loan Justice Founder Alan Collinge said Biden must use his executive powers to cancel student debt. The student-debt problem numbers are massive: 45 million people owe $1.7 trillion. But another big number is 19, as that many states have more outstanding student debt than their annual budgets. Student Loan Justice — an organization advocating for student-debt cancellation — released a rep...