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What the Republican trifecta could mean for student loan borrowers | The Washington Post
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What the Republican trifecta could mean for student loan borrowers | The Washington Post

“The past four years have been filled with highs and lows for federal student loan borrowers, as nearly 5 million have benefited from $175 billion in debt cancellation provided by President Joe Biden and others have watched their prospects for relief ensnared by litigation. The next four years could be just as tumultuous with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.”

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Their student loans should have been canceled already. Now they fear it won’t happen under Trump. | MarketWatch
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Their student loans should have been canceled already. Now they fear it won’t happen under Trump. | MarketWatch

“It shouldn’t be part of the legacy of [the Biden] administration that people continue to pay these debts when it’s acknowledged that they’re the product of this consumer fraud,” said Eileen Connor, the director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, which represents former students of for-profit colleges in court.

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As AG, Kamala Harris took on for-profit colleges. Over a decade later, the fight isn’t over. | The Boston Globe
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As AG, Kamala Harris took on for-profit colleges. Over a decade later, the fight isn’t over. | The Boston Globe

Tens of thousands of former Corinthian students are still being charged for their loans for the worthless program that scammed them, advocates say, despite Harris and the Department of Education announcing two years ago those debts would be wiped away. The reason appears to be outside of Harris’s control: Advocates blame the loan servicer, who they are now suing.

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