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Download full textHegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2023
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program is the single largest source of federal financial assistance to support students' postsecondary educational pursuits. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that in FY2024, $85.8 billion in new loans will be made through the program. As of the end of the first quarter of FY2023,…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Debt (Financial)
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2022
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes the operation of three federal student loan programs: the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. While new loans are currently authorized to be made only…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Federal Legislation, Debt (Financial)
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2022
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes the operation of three federal student loan programs: the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. This report provides an overview of student loan…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Federal Legislation, Debt (Financial)
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2023
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes the operation of three federal student loan programs: the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. While new loans are currently authorized to be made only…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Federal Programs, COVID-19
Liu, Edward C.; Stiff, Sean M. – Congressional Research Service, 2023
In August 2022, the U.S Department of Education (ED) announced it would invoke the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) to cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loan debts for borrowers who fell below certain income thresholds. The HEROES Act authorizes the Secretary to "waive or modify" statutory…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Federal Legislation, Debt (Financial)
Hegji, Alexandra; Shohfi, Kyle D.; Zota, Rita R. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
Outstanding federal student loan debt exceeds $1.6 trillion and is owed by approximately 45 million borrowers. Thus, a policy to broadly cancel federal student loan debt would directly apply to a discrete segment of the U.S. population. Cancelling some amount of federal student loan debt would alleviate loan repayment burdens for qualifying…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Debt (Financial)
Alexandra Hegji; Sean Stiff – Congressional Research Service, 2024
The Biden Administration has taken numerous actions to address student loan debt. These actions have ranged in scope (both in terms of the borrower populations affected and associated modification costs), their rationales, and the avenues through which they were taken (e.g., formal rulemaking procedures, issuance of guidance). One effect of these…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Educational Finance, Loan Repayment
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
About half of the more than $1 trillion in outstanding federal student Direct Loans are being repaid by borrowers using IDR plans. Some borrowers in IDR plans are now potentially eligible for forgiveness of their remaining loan balances after 20 or 25 years of payments. GAO was asked to review IDR forgiveness. This report examines: (1) how many…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2021
In response to the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous questions have arisen regarding student loan repayment flexibilities and debt relief that may be available to individuals to alleviate potential financial effects related to COVID-19. The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) generally authorizes several options for…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2021
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program makes several types of federal student loans available to individuals to assist them with financing postsecondary education expenses. It represents the single largest source of federal financial assistance to support students' postsecondary educational pursuits. The U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Postsecondary Education
Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2020
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended) authorizes the operation of three federal student loan programs: the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, and the Federal Perkins Loan program. While new loans are authorized to be made only through the Direct…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, COVID-19, Federal Aid
Smole, David P. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program makes several types of federal student loans available to individuals to assist them with financing postsecondary education expenses. This report presents a comprehensive overview of the terms and conditions that apply to federal student loans made through the Direct Loan program. It…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Federal Regulation
Office of Finance and Operations, US Department of Education, 2020
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (Department) fiscal year (FY) 2020 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, other external stakeholders, and the American people on how the Department used the federal resources entrusted to it to advance the mission of the Department to promote…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Government, Performance, Strategic Planning
Baum, Sandy; Ma, Jennifer; Pender, Matea; Welch, Meredith – College Board, 2017
This report provides a detailed look at the sources and distribution of grants, loans, and other student aid for the most recent academic year and how this funding has changed over time. The federal government provided two-thirds of all student aid in 2016-17, but only one-third of the grant aid. In the context of uncertainty about the timing of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Grants, Student Loan Programs
Still Denied: How Community Colleges Shortchange Students by Not Offering Federal Loans. Issue Brief
Cochrane, Debbie; Szabo-Kubitz, Laura – Project on Student Debt, 2011
Each year, millions of college students borrow money to help bridge the gap between college costs and available income, savings, and grants. Experts all agree that, for those who need to borrow to pay for college, federal student loans are the safest and most affordable option. Unfortunately, some colleges choose not to participate in the federal…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid
