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Borrowers who were defrauded by their college may be able to get their federal student loans canceled and previous payments refunded by applying for a borrower defense to repayment discharge.If approved for the discharge, negative credit reports relating to the loans will also be removed from the borrower’s credit history. Also, eligibility for federal student aid will be reinstated. More than 700,000 borrowers have submitted borrower defense to repayment claims. And about 40% of processed claims have been approved. Could you qualify to have your student loans discharged as well? Here’s how to find out. Table of Contents What Is…

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The number tearing through social media: $300 billion. It’s the size of a postwar reconstruction fund the U.S. floated for Iran as part of a framework deal — and the online reaction has been immediate. If we can find $300 billion for a foreign country after a war few Americans wanted, the argument goes, why not spend it on the 42.8 million people carrying federal student debt at home?Set aside the politics for a second (and one fact-check below), and it’s a useful thought experiment. So we ran the numbers against the latest Federal Student Aid portfolio data to answer…

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Key PointsThe U.S. Department of Education signed four new interagency agreements on June 16, 2026, sending special education and rehabilitative services oversight to Health and Human Services and civil rights enforcement, student privacy, and desegregation training to the Department of Justice.The agreements do not repeal or rewrite any law. IDEA, Title IX, Section 504, and FERPA remain in force, and the Department of Education says it keeps all of its statutory authorities and functions.For families, the day-to-day mechanics (IEPs, 504 plans, and the process for filing a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights) are unchanged for now,…

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