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Nearly 22M have applied for U.S. student debt relief
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Thelocalreport | 23/10/2022 04:30 PM | Click to read full article
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that nearly 22 million people have applied for federal student loan relief in the week since his administration made their online application available – more than half the number the White House believes. that are eligible for the program.
Later on Friday, however, a federal appeals court issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking Biden’s loan cancellation plan.