An important decision on student loan forgiveness is nearing by the Biden administration - that could impact millions of Americans and this year's midterm elections.
Student Loan Forgiveness
According to reports:
President Biden will unveil a plan that will erase $10,000 from student loans per person.
It’s expected:
Student loan debt worth $300 billion will be forgiven by President Joe Biden.
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Eligibility Criteria:
Loan forgiveness may be available to borrowers making less than $125000 in annual income.
This debt cancellation scheme would be applied only to students who have taken federal loans, not from private lenders.
According to the Education Data Initiative:
Nearly 43 million Americans have student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,000.
Researchers say:
Over the next 10 years, it will cost the federal government $300 billion to $980 billion to forgive $10,000 in federal college student loans.