Education Department Cancels Another $4.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt

The White House says it has forgiven more than $183 billion in owed student loans over the past four years.
Education Department Cancels Another $4.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt
US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Bill Pan
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In the final days of his term, President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of federal student loan debt for more than 150,000 more borrowers.

The latest round of relief provides $1.26 billion for 85,000 individuals who attended schools that allegedly “cheated and defrauded their students;” $2.5 billion for 61,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities; and $465 million for 6,100 public service workers, the U.S. Department of Education said on Monday.