Trump Floats Major Changes to Federal Student Loan Office

The president suggested the office could be moved to another agency and that it’s not the ‘business’ of the Education Department.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the jobs report from the Oval Office at the White House on March 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested there could be major changes coming to how the federal government operates the federal student loan portfolio.

Trump told reporters in the White House that he is considering moving the Federal Student Aid office away from the Department of Education amid talk that he is looking to either downsize or abolish the education agency.