Biden administration cancels student loans for 206,000 more borrowers under SAVE Plan

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Casting a shadow over the cancellations, however, are two new lawsuits challenging the plan's legality.

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan. More people are becoming eligible for student loan cancellation as they hit 10 years of payments, a new finish line for some loans that's a decade sooner than what borrowers faced in the past.

The SAVE Plan is an updated version of a federal repayment plan that has been offered for decades, but with more generous terms. The repayment plan opened for enrollment last fall, with certain provisions scheduled to be phased in later this year. The faster path to cancellation was among those slated to start this summer, but the Biden administration fast-tracked that benefit early this year, announcing forgiveness for 153,000 borrowers who had hit 10 years of payments.

Under the plan, borrowers who originally borrowed $12,000 or less are eligible for forgiveness after 10 years. Those who took out more than $12,000 can get cancellation but on a longer timeline. For each $1,000 borrowed beyond $12,000, it adds an additional year of payments on top of 10 years. The lawsuits don't directly address the question, and the attorneys general didn't immediately respond to an Associated Press request.

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