Student Financial Aid

Wed, Aug 5, 2026:

• 450K student loan borrowers eligible for debt relief after court ruling - Hill

Tues, July 28, 2026:

• Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers — And Likely Debt — for Healthcare Students - KFF

Thurs, July 17, 2026:

• States Rush to Fill Graduate Loan Gap Opened by G.O.P. Budget Bill

  Minnesota and Connecticut are two of the states expanding their loan options. “We see it as a substitute program,” one official said. - NYT

Wed, July 1, 2026:

• Judges strike down Trump administration student loan forgiveness overhaul - Hill

Mon, June 1, 2026:

• Loan rules would gut aid for thousands of low-paying college majors

  Religious colleges, trade schools and others are lobbying to change proposed federal regulations that would deny loans for programs that don’t lead to higher salaries. - WP

Wed, May 27, 2026:

• Trump Makes a Bad Student Loan Program Worse - Prospect

Tues, May 19, 2026:

• Health worker shortage will worsen with federal loan limit, 25 states say in suit. The lawsuit comes after the Education Department finalized rules that reduce the amount of money graduate students can borrow from the federal government. - WP

Fri, May 8, 2026:

• Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs. The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies. - Politico

Wed, May 6, 2026:
The Trump administration’s new federal student loan limits could force aspiring health care workers to abandon their degrees or turn to private lenders. - Axios

Thurs, April 16, 2026:
Student loan collection expected to target thousands of people this summer. The Trump administration’s move would mark the first step in transferring the student loan portfolio to Treasury and the latest action to dismantle the Education Department. - Politico

Sat, April 4, 2026:
Record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans. -NYT

Thurs, March 19, 2026:
Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department - AP
Under an agreement announced Thursday, the Treasury Department will take over management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, meaning they are months behind on payments. Those loans add up to about $180 billion, or 11% of the government’s $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio. Eventually, the Treasury Department is to take responsibility for all student loans…

Wed, Feb 18, 2026:
Pell Grant Program Faces $11.5 Billion Shortfall for FY 2027 - NASFAA

Fri, Jan 23, 2026:
Op-ed on the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) in last summer’s budget reconciliation law. - WP op-ed

Sat, Jan 17, 2026:
The Trump administration said Friday that it would temporarily delay forced collections from people who defaulted on their student loans, including wage garnishment. It also means that any tax refunds will no longer be withheld and applied to those debts. The Education Department said the pause would give the administration more time to overhaul the student loan repayment system, which is in a state of upheaval. - NYT

Fri, Jan 16, 2026:
Trump Administration Continues Biden-Era Student Debt Cancellation with Latest Pause on Collections. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget called the move “an incoherent political giveaway” through “unilateral executive actions.” - CRFB

Fri, Jan 2, 2026:
How student loans and financial aid are changing in 2026. A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect that will shape how students and families pay for college. - WP

Tues, Dec 23, 2025:
Trump administration to start seizing pay of defaulted student loan borrowers in January - CNBC

Tues, Dec 9, 2025:
Trump administration strikes deal to end Biden’s student loan repayment plan. A settlement between the Trump administration and seven states could soon end the Save program that lowered payments and offered quicker loan cancellation. - WP

Fri, Dec 5, 2025:
Pell Grant Program Still Faces Large Shortfall, Despite One-Time Fix - CRFB

Mon, Nov 17, 2025:
Democrats seek to halt Trump’s reported plan to sell off student loan portfolio - Hill

Tues, Oct 28, 2025:
Many Fear Federal Loan Caps Will Deter Aspiring Doctors and Worsen MD Shortage - KFF

Tues, Oct 7, 2025:
Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt. The discussions have taken place among senior Education Department and Treasury Department officials. - Politico

Thurs, Sept 25, 2025:
Roughly a third of federal student loan borrowers are behind on their payments, resulting in massive hits to their credit scores. About 29% of borrowers — or 5.4 million people — were delinquent on their loans in June, meaning they haven’t made a payment in 90 days or more. Those who haven’t made a payment for at least 270 days will be placed in default status, and will be subject to involuntary collections from the federal government, including wage garnishment or withholding of tax refunds. - Bloomberg

Tues, Sept 23, 2025:
Trump’s changes to Parent Plus student loans may limit college options - WP

Sun, May 25, 2025:
Millions of Americans hit with bad credit after missed student loan payments. The credit score drop is akin to filing for bankruptcy, and some borrowers are finding out when they try to get car loans or rent apartments. - WP

Thurs, Jan 16, 2025: Biden admin announces last round of student debt relief – The Hill

Wed, Feb. 21, 2024: Biden Administration breakdown of student debt cancellation to date