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Byline: Aare Afe Babalola It was a great relief to many, including students, parents and lovers of education generally when on June 12, 2023 President Bola Tinubu signed the Students [...]

Byline: Qosim Suleiman The student loan bill was introduced in 2016 by the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed into law [...]

Senators are at work on a proposed enabling legislation providing college students with long-term personal loans for living expenses under Senate Bill 274 filed by Senator Manuel 'Lito' Lapid. The [...]

In the next few weeks, students will be able to see if they qualify for student loan forgiveness. President Joe Biden is forgiving student loan debt, and the students of [...]

WASHIGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith: U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that legislation she co-led to provide relief to individuals [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Florida Senator Marco Rubio: Sep 21 2022 U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded the House passage of the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation [...]

Byline: Megan McArdle There are so many things wrong with President Biden's newly unveiled policy on student loans that one hardly knows where to begin. So I might as well [...]

TRENTON, NJ -- The following information was released by the New Jersey State Senate, Republicans: Legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean that requires institutions of higher education to [...]

AUGUSTA, ME -- The following information was released by the Maine House of Representatives, Democrats: A measure to establish the Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program administered by the [...]

TRENTON, NJ -- The following information was released by the New Jersey State Senate, Democrats: In response to the country's student debt crisis, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today [...]

AUGUSTA, ME -- The following information was released by the Maine State Senate Democrats: Senator Vitelli A bill from Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, to protect Maine student loan borrowers from [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today introduced Domenic and Ed's Law, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to [...]

Two weeks ago, Congress created a $350 million pot of money to help teachers, firefighters and others in public service who thought they were enrolled in a program that would [...]

Byline: Meagan Ellsworth The House said yes, the senate is debating, and students who receive Stafford loans have a reason to be concerned. The Student Aid and Fiscal Act, is [...]

Byline: Meagan Ellsworth The House said yes, the senate is debating, and students who receive Stafford loans have a reason to be concerned. The Student Aid and Fiscal Act, is [...]

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act to fix a provision in the federal law that unintentionally discourages members of [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act [...]

Byline: Matthew Abbott A currently pending Congressional bill aimed to cut government spending in many areas will eliminate $12.7 billion in federal student loan programs if it passes. The bill [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that an amendment he offered yesterday to help permanently disabled [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today offered an amendment to pending Senate legislation that would help more disabled [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, [...]

HARTFORD, CT -- The following information was released by the Connecticut General Assembly, Senate Democrats: The State Senate today approved legislation that will establish student loan education courses at institutions [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Virginia Senator Mark Warner: The Senate approved an amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) to simplify student loan repayment plans [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: Today, the United States Senate passed an amendment offered by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Richard Burr [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. John Garamendi: Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Bank on Students [...]

Last week Senate shot down the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, a bill aimed at helping college graduates pay back their student loan debt. The bill would have [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Center for American Progress: Today, Republicans in the Senate blocked bipartisan legislation to refinance student loans. In response, Carmel Martin, [...]

Byline: GABRIELLE LEVY WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans voted to block a measure that would allow borrowers to refinance student loans in a push to relieve some of [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Maryland Senator Barbara A. Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today called on the Senate to pass the Bank on Students [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Colorado Senator Mark Udall: Mark Udall, who has fought to keep education affordable and accessible for all Coloradans, urged Congress to pass [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called for action on legislation to address the growing student loan [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded an executive order by President Obama that would cap the monthly [...]

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Congressional leaders struck a tentative agreement on Thursday that breathes new life into President Obama's proposed overhaul of federal student loan programs. The deal would bundle the [...]

Byline: Bram Peterson U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren presented new legislation Tuesday to provide relief to student loan borrowers at a roundtable discussion hosted by Massasoit Community College. Warren's legislation would [...]

Byline: Ricardo Cano Federal student loan rates for undergraduate students were lowered to 3.86 percent on Friday, when President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 [...]

Byline: CNN's Bryan Koenig (CNN) -- President Barack Obama signed bipartisan legislation into law Friday that will temporarily reduce rates people pay on their student loans from the government. In [...]

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The following information was released by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said legislation that President Barack Obama signed today will let college borrowing costs [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Maine Senator Angus King: President Barack Obama today signed into law the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, a bill coauthored by [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Wisconsin Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.: The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1911 on Thursday, May 23, with the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Connecticut Rep. Joseph Courtney: --Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) released the following statement on the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson: Today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson said that Congress's bipartisan passage of a legislative package containing measures extending the [...]

Freedom Debt Relief summary shows 8 ways students can save on education debt San Mateo, CA (Vocus) August 31, 2010 -- For many U.S. students, college debt is a significant [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers: On Sunday, the House of Representatives approved the budget reconciliation bill that pairs [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that an alternative plan to overhaul the student [...]

Viability of the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program threatened by deep cuts currently proposed in Senate Budget Reconciliation bill. WASHINGTON, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Henry Howard, President of […]