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• Student Loan Talk – General All Around Discussion
• Covid-19 Stimulus Package: FFEL Loans
• Covid-19 Stimulus Package: Perkins Loans
• Covid-19 Stimulus Package: Direct Loans
• Covid-19 Stimulus Package Help Based on Student Loan Type

• Relief Measures, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Repayment Options – JD Supra
• Today's Popular Updates Settlement Final Rules – JD Supra
• Educational Institutions, Federal Funding, Federal Student Loans – JD Supra
• Relief Measures, Repayment Options – JD Supra
• Popular, Department of Education, Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF program) – JD Supra

• Latest News – ABA Journal
• Finalized student loan limits will impact law students, law schools and the legal profession – ABA Journal
• House of Delegates adopts nearly 30 policies on wide-ranging legal issues – ABA Journal
• ABA Day 2026: The legal profession in action – ABA Journal
• Federal Student Loan Update: Key changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill that affect lawyers – ABA Journal

• Working on Borrowed Time? The Risk-Reward Calculus of Recourse Notes for Equity – The National Law Review
• Canfield Unveils Student Loan Reform to End the College Debt Racket – The National Law Review
• AI Data Mining and PPP False Claims Act Cases – The National Law Review
• New California and New York Laws Target “Stay-or-Pay” Arrangements – The National Law Review
• Could You Qualify for Full Discharge of Your Federal Student Loans Under Borrower Defense? – The National Law Review

• DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center for fraud – Jurist.org
• US states sue Trump administration over new rule limiting public service loan forgiveness – Jurist.org
• US appeals court blocks Biden administration student debt relief plan – Jurist.org
• Justice Clarence Thomas officially discloses Harlan Crow sponsored luxury vacations – Jurist.org
• Senate committee reports Justice Clarence Thomas did not pay back $200,000 loan for RV – Jurist.org

• The SAVE Plan is Ending: What Borrowers in SAVE Need to Know
• Parent PLUS Consolidation Deadline: Act Now to Get Into IDR Plan
• Checks Are Going Out to Student Loan Borrowers Harmed by Navient
• Big News: The Government Pauses Collections for Student Loan Debt: No Tax Refund Seizure or Wage Garnishment for Now
• The Department of Education is starting to garnish wages to collect on student loan debt. Act now to avoid collections!

Major Student Loan Servicer Failed 6.5 Million Borrowers, Says Amended Lawsuit

Major Student Loan Servicer Failed 6.5 Million Borrowers, Says Amended Lawsuit

Student Loan Update: Supreme Court Resumes Case on Debt Forgiveness

https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-resumes-debt-forgiveness-case-2089994

Supreme Court agreed to review Biden-era Borrower Defense rule after challenge by Career Colleges & Schools of Texas, potentially impacting relief programs.

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2025/federal-appellate-court-strikes-down-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan

Eighth Circuit ruled Biden’s forgiveness plan unconstitutional, halting $188.8 billion in planned relief for borrowers.

Trump officials reject over 300,000 student loan borrower IDR applications

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/26/trump-rejects-student-loan-idr-applications.html

Court filings reveal Trump administration denied 327,955 income-driven repayment applications, sparking legal challenges.

Student loan borrowers in default could see wage garnishments begin in 2026

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-borrowers-default-wages-garnished-2026/

Over five million borrowers in default risk wage garnishment as pandemic protections expire.

AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers

AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments

American Federation of Teachers sues DOE over blocked access to affordable repayment plans and forgiveness programs.

U.S. Department of Education Settles Student Loan Forgiveness Lawsuit

https://thecollegeinvestor.com/66834/department-of-education-settles-student-loan-forgiveness-lawsuit/

DOE settles lawsuit with AFT, agreeing to resume processing IDR and PSLF discharges for borrowers.

Trump Administration Pledges to Speed Some Student Loan Forgiveness After Lawsuit

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-21/trump-administration-pledges-to-speed-some-student-loan-forgiveness-after-lawsuit

Following litigation, Trump administration agrees to accelerate forgiveness under IDR and PSLF programs.

New Court Filing Reveals Backlog of Nearly 2 Million Student Loan Borrower Payment Plan Applications

New Court Filing Reveals Backlog of Nearly 2 Million Student Loan Borrower Payment Plan Applications

Court documents show DOE backlog of nearly two million IDR applications, prompting legal scrutiny.

Austin borrower sues Education Department after monthly student loan payments jump

https://www.kut.org/education/2025-03-25/austin-tx-student-loans-borrower-department-of-education-federal-lawsuit

Texas borrower files suit against DOE after sudden increase in monthly payments due to halted IDR recertification.

Trump administration looks to delay Borrower Defense student loan settlements

DOJ requests extension for settlement deadlines in Cardona v. Sweet, delaying relief for borrowers.

US Law Schools Face New Loan Caps and Oversight in 2026

US Law Schools Face New Loan Caps and Oversight in 2026

Legal and regulatory changes impose borrowing caps and oversight for professional graduate students.