An NPR analysis of data released Jan. 8 by the Small Business Administration shows the vast majority of Paycheck Protection Program loans have been forgiven, despite rampant fraud in the program. Getty Images/Mark Harris for NPR hide caption
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President Joe Biden speaking about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. The Biden administration said it is extending the student loan repayment pause again. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University last month. A judge in Texas blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Senator Mark Warner in 2021. Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Students find the doors locked to the ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The U.S. Education Department says it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended the for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates' success in finding jobs. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
A nonprofit student loan group alleges that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has abandoned its duty to police widespread mismanagement of a loan forgiveness program for public service workers. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Consumer Protection Agency Is Failing Student Loan Borrowers, Lawsuit Says
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos convened a special committee to rewrite the borrower defense policy in June, saying the regulations are "overly burdensome and confusing" and need to be streamlined. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Teachers, Lawyers And Others Worry About The Fate Of Student Debt Forgiveness
Early last month ITT Tech closed its doors on nearly 40,000 students before they could graduate. Where are they now? LA Johnson/NPR hide caption