Debt Policy Institute (DPI)

Today, the Education and Workforce Committee passed the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan—a vital portion of Trump’s big,...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to enable parents,...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section...

The Biden-Harris Administration announced today several additional actions to forgive federal student loans for public servants and...

Higher education financing allows many Americans from lower- and middle-income backgrounds to invest in education. However, over the past...

Obtaining a college degree is a well-established route to the middle-class. In August 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration introduced...

A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an...

To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that, as of the beginning of May...

At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today, millions of students pursue higher ed —...

Heritage Reporting Corporation provides the oral argument transcripts that are posted on this website on the same day an argument is...

Today, President Biden is announcing a three-part plan to provide more breathing room to America’s working families as they continue to...

To address the financial harms of the pandemic by smoothing the transition back to repayment and helping borrowers at highest risk of...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released proposed regulations that would expand and improve the major student loan...

A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS TOO EXPENSIVE Hope is going to change that. Hope Forward is an entirely new funding model that will provide a...

Given these considerations, today my Administration is extending the pause on federal student loan repayments for an additional 90 days —...

Activists argue that the President could cancel student debt with the stroke of a pen, fulfilling a campaign promise. Newly uncovered...

Next week, according to a source familiar with the plans but who is not authorized to discuss them publicly, the U.S. Department of...

The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it will cancel $1.1 billion in student debt for 115,000 borrowers. The relief will go...

As students across the country head back to school, we've heard a lot about the health dilemmas they and their parents are facing, but it...

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe...