/tags/student-debt student debt en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:07:56 GMT /politics-government/2024-04-12/new-round-of-student-loan-cancellations-affect-12-000-more-in-ohio The Biden administration announced on Friday an additional round of student loan cancellations, affecting 12,000 more people in Ohio. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:07:56 GMT /politics-government/2024-04-12/new-round-of-student-loan-cancellations-affect-12-000-more-in-ohio Mark Ferenchik /news/npr-news/2022-01-13/navient-reaches-a-deal-to-cancel-1-7-billion-in-student-loan-debts The loan servicing giant has agreed to cancel student loan debts owed by roughly 66,000 borrowers as part of a settlement reached with 39 state attorneys general. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:21:31 GMT /news/npr-news/2022-01-13/navient-reaches-a-deal-to-cancel-1-7-billion-in-student-loan-debts Cory Turner /news/npr-news/2021-12-22/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-may-1 President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:14:13 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-12-22/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-may-1 Elissa Nadworny /news/2021-12-15/eight-ohio-colleges-and-universities-launch-pilot-program-to-address-stranded-credits Stranded credits are credits those students have earned but cannot access because of money they owe their school. Students who have debt will be able to re-enroll at their original school or one of the seven others. The participating institutions agree to settle the institutional debt and release the transcript to any of those other seven partner organizations. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:50:18 GMT /news/2021-12-15/eight-ohio-colleges-and-universities-launch-pilot-program-to-address-stranded-credits Abigail Bottar /politics/2021-05-04/richard-cordray-to-focus-on-student-debt-in-new-federal-post The first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray will be overseeing federal student loans. And in that role, he will be figuring out how to deliver on promise President Biden made on student debt. Tue, 04 May 2021 19:13:53 GMT /politics/2021-05-04/richard-cordray-to-focus-on-student-debt-in-new-federal-post Jo Ingles /news-partners/2021-03-18/education-dept-begins-rolling-back-trump-era-policies-on-defrauded-students The U.S. Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:06:22 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/education-dept-begins-rolling-back-trump-era-policies-on-defrauded-students Cory Turner /news/2021-03-03/ohio-state-president-wants-to-be-national-leader-in-ending-student-debt Ohio State University president Kristina Johnson is elaborating on short-term plans to get campus life back to normal and longer-term efforts to help… Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:11:32 GMT /news/2021-03-03/ohio-state-president-wants-to-be-national-leader-in-ending-student-debt Nick Evans /news/2021-02-19/ohio-state-moving-to-offer-zero-debt-bachelors-degree In her first "State of the University" address, Ohio State president Kristina Johnson said the university is moving toward ensuring all undergraduates… Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:39:36 GMT /news/2021-02-19/ohio-state-moving-to-offer-zero-debt-bachelors-degree Steve Brown /news/2021-02-11/ohio-bill-would-halt-collection-on-some-student-and-medical-debt A bill is being introduced in the Ohio Legislature that would halt the collection of student and medical debt owed to the state's universities and… Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:28:07 GMT /news/2021-02-11/ohio-bill-would-halt-collection-on-some-student-and-medical-debt Jo Ingles /news-partners/2021-01-20/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-sept-30 Following an official action from President Biden Wednesday, the Education Department extended pandemic relief from payments for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers through Sept. 30. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:17:32 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-20/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-sept-30 Elissa Nadworny