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Following a tumultuous filing period, advocates and officials encourage students to continue filing FAFSA

FAFSA's revamped version saw many glitches and difficulties this year, leading many students wondering about the future of their college careers

Latin Times · Jun 25, 2024

A new FAFSA setback means many college financial aid offers won't come until April

The department needs extra time to fix a mistake that could have hurt lower-income borrowers, but the delay means all students will have to wait longer for their college aid offers.

WEKU · Jan 31, 2024

Texans with smaller student loans could see federal debt canceled as soon as February

Texas borrowers enrolled in the SAVE loan repayment program will have their debt canceled if they took out $12,000 or less and have been repaying for at least 10 years.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 12, 2024

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking further steps to ease the burden of student loans, but new actions announced Tuesday were well short of what many Democrats want to see.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden - Roll Call

Changes are estimated to forgive student loans for 40,000 borrowers immediately, but some Democrats want Biden to go much farther.

Roll Call · Apr 19, 2022