An Update on the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
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We discuss the Biden Administration\\u2019s recent change in tone on forgiveness, alternative approaches to full forgiveness the President might take, potential legal sources of the President\\u2019s authority to take such actions, including the status of the Education Dept.\\u2019s analysis of the President\\u2019s forgiveness authority, and likely timetable for Presidential action. We also look at the Administration\\u2019s recent initiatives involving income driven repayment plans and public service student loan forgiveness and explore the perspective of interests opposed to forgiveness.
Ballard Spahr Senior Counsel Alan Kaplinsky hosts the conversation joined by Tom Burke, a partner in the firm\\u2019s Consumer Financial Services Litigation Group.
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