US news | The GuardianDec 13
‘Not a gift-giving year’: student loan debt upends US borrowers’ holiday spending https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/13/student-loan-debt-trump-holiday-shopping #Trumpadministration #USpersonalfinance #USstudentfinance #USuniversities #USstudentdebt #Shoppingtrips #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #USeconomy #Christmas #Business #USnews #Money
‘Not a gift-giving year’: student loan debt upends US borrowers’ holiday spending

After Trump ended key repayment plan, 40% of borrowers say their student loans make it harder to cover essentials

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US news | The GuardianOct 12
Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/12/trump-sell-student-loan-debt #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #Highereducation #USstudentdebt #Universities #DonaldTrump #USeducation #USpolitics #Education #Business #USnews #Money
Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors

Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans

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Opinion | The Guardian USMay 11, 2025
This Mother’s Day, lets talk about why birth rates are really declining | Katrina vanden Heuvel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/11/mothers-day-us-birth-rates #AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez #Costoflivingcrisis #USstudentfinance #ElizabethWarren #USstudentdebt #Mother'sDay #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Democrats #Children #Medicaid #Poverty #USnews #Money
This Mother’s Day, let’s talk about why birth rates are really declining

It’s one thing to incentivize giving birth. Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they’re born

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US news | The GuardianMay 6, 2025
US student loan collections resume: here’s what you need to know https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/us-student-loan-collections-explainer #Trumpadministration #USpersonalfinance #USstudentfinance #USstudentdebt #USpolitics #USnews
US student loan collections resume: here’s what you need to know

Federal government restarted collecting on defaulted loans, ending a five-year pause that began during Covid

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US news | The GuardianApr 6, 2025
Experts say White House’s rehoming of student loan program will put borrowers at risk https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/student-loans-trump-small-business-association #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #Highereducation #USstudentdebt #DonaldTrump #USnews
Experts say White House’s rehoming of student loan program will put borrowers at risk

Trump announced loan program will be moved from Department of Education to Small Business Administration

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US news | The GuardianMar 24, 2025
US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/student-loan-aid-department-firings #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #Highereducation #USstudentdebt #USeducation #USpolitics #Schools #USnews
US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’

Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse

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US news | The GuardianMar 14, 2025
Trump’s student loan changes leave borrowers facing soaring repayments https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/trump-student-loans-save #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #USstudentdebt #DonaldTrump #USeducation #USpolitics #Education #USnews
Trump’s student loan changes leave borrowers facing soaring repayments

President’s changes to student loan programs leave millions facing higher payments and uncertainty over relief options

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US news | The GuardianFeb 27, 2025
Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-student-debt-save-program #Trumpadministration #USstudentfinance #Highereducation #USstudentdebt #USeducation #USpolitics #Education #Students #JoeBiden #USnews
Trump administration quietly shutters online form for student debt repayment

Removal comes after court decision pausing Joe Biden’s Save program, leaving millions of Americans in the lurch

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Business | The Guardian USDec 29, 2024
Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/dec/29/student-debt-relief-trump #Trumpadministration #USpersonalfinance #USstudentfinance #USstudentdebt #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #Economics #USeconomy #JoeBiden #USnews
Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump

Biden’s loan forgiveness efforts have faced major resistance, but people are bracing for worse under president-elect

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US news | The GuardianApr 12, 2024
Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/apr/12/biden-student-debt-cancellation-plan #Bidenadministration #USpersonalfinance #USstudentfinance #USstudentdebt #USpolitics #Democrats #JoeBiden #USnews
Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers

Announcement is latest in series of debt cancellations as president addresses key issue for young voters ahead of November election

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