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19 states have higher student-loan debt than annual budgets, report finds asheffey@businessinsider.com (Ayelet Sheffey) © Provided by Business Insider ROBYN BECK/Contributor/Getty Images 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 an...

Biden expected to tackle student loan debt crisis, what the impact would be Posted at 5:21 PM, Jan 25, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-25 17:21:54-05 President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to help solve the student loan debt crisis, and many are expecting him to tackle that soon. On the campaign trail, he spoke about favoring some student loan debt forgiveness but was hesitant on the idea of wiping out the debt completely. Student loan debt forgiveness, in any form, is very controversial. While some believe it is necessary for millions of Americans who are unable to pay these loans back, ...

By Craig Patrick TAMPA, Fla. – Forty-five million borrowers are carrying around $1.7-trillion in student loan debt. That’s why people like Alan Collinge, who leads a grassroots campaign called Student Loan Justice, say canceling that debt would be a major boost to the economy. “Younger people aren’t able to start families, they’re not able to start businesses, and do all the things normal things people do in the course of their lives,” he explained. Democratic leaders in Congress are responding with plans to erase up to $50,000 in student debt per borrow. It’s part of their ...

Federal lawmakers have a plan to cancel student loan debt. And if they can’t get it passed in Congress, they say President-elect Biden could do it on his own through executive order.