Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department
The Trump administration announced Thursday that the Treasury Department will take over management of federal student loans, starting with $180 billion in defaulted loans affecting 10 million borrowers. The move is part of Trump's campaign to dismantle the Education Department, with Treasury eventually assuming responsibility for the entire $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio. The agreement represents a major shift in federal student aid administration that has been overseen by the Education Department for over 40 years.
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Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
straightforward policy transfer
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Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as Trump administration works to dismantle Education Department
dismantling focus
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Administration frames this as fixing decades of mismanagement and making a hard reset. Critics warn of chaos and confusion for borrowers and question the legal authority for the transfer.
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“Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as Trump administration works to dismantle Education Department”CNN CNN LEFT
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“Education Department lays out plan to move student loan portfolio to Treasury” · AP News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Politico
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CNNCNN Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as Trump administration works to dismantle Education Department 176d ago NPRNPR Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans 176d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Treasury taking over federal student loans amid dismantling of Dept. of Education 176d ago CENTER4
APAP News Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled PBSPBS NewsHour Treasury Department begins taking over federal student loans from Education Department 176d ago HThe Hill Trump's push to abolish the Education Department reaches student loan portfolio 176d ago PPolitico Education Department lays out plan to move student loan portfolio to Treasury 176d ago 7 tracked claims across 7 outlets
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The Treasury Department will initially take over management of student loans whose borrowers are in default.
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