5 FAQs about student loans, answered

Borrowers of federal student loans have had a lot to keep up with since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a three-year freeze on loan payments and interest.

In 2022, President Biden announced a plan to deliver on campaign promises and relieve up to $400 billion in student debt for tens of millions of borrowers. Last summer, the Supreme Court blocked that plan. Since then, the Biden administration has unveiled a series of new debt relief programs; if all of them are implemented...