Notre Dame Law announces expansion of loan repayment assistance program

July 9, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School has announced enhancements to its Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) for the second consecutive year, aimed at supporting a greater number of J.D. graduates pursuing careers in public interest law and government with loan repayment assistance.

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Federal student loan forgiveness plan faces legal challenges

July 8, 2024

CBS 58 — A federal appeals court will allow the Department of Education to proceed with lowering millions of student loan borrowers’ monthly payments in July as the Biden administration faces two legal battles over the repayment plan known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), which launched last year.

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SAVE plan federal student loan payments paused for July as White House plans to reduce monthly payments

June 24, 2024

CNET MONEY — Millions of borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan, orSAVE, have been notified that they won’t need to make a student loan payment next month, a DOE spokesperson told CNET Money in an email on Friday. 

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White House announces new federal student loan debt cancelation plan

June 10, 2024

YAHOO!FINANCE — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is canceling another $7.7 billion in student loans held by 160,000 borrowers.

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Cornell Law to expand Loan Repayment Assistance Program

June 3, 2024

REUTERS — Cornell Law School in June will begin providing full federal loan repayments for its graduates in public interest jobs earning up to $120,000 annually—a $40,000 increase from the current $80,000 salary cap.

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University of San Diego Law encourages public interest law alumni to apply for Loan Repayment Assistance Program

May 30, 2024

USD NEWS CENTER — The importance of public interest law practice in our society cannot be overstated. Public interest lawyers working for legal services and other nonprofit organizations ensure that these interests have access to representation in our legal system.

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Biden administration cancels student loan debt for 160,000 borrowers

May 29, 2024

AP NEWS — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs.

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A look at data on law graduate student loan debt

May 29, 2024

AOL — The path to practicing law can lead to a fruitful career helping people and companies navigate the challenges of legal disputes. 

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Federal government to forgive student  loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers 

March 25, 2024

MICROSOFT START — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have $5.8 billion in federal student loan debt forgiven by his administration.

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Some student loan borrowers with less than $12,000 in debt to receive loan forgiveness

February 26, 2024

INVESTOPEDIA — Student loan borrowers who took out less than $12,000 to go to college and paid on their loans for 10 years are having their federal debts forgiven faster than they’d initially been told. 

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