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Direct Loan Program Student Loans - Loan Discharge & Forgiveness Topic of White Paper From CRS
November 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13120) on Nov. 13, 2025, by social policy specialist Alexandra Hegji.

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Direct Loan Program Student Loans: Loan Discharge and Forgiveness

Outstanding Direct Loan program debt currently totals about $1.5 trillion, which is owed by over 40 million borrowers. When borrowing a loan, a borrower assumes a contrac . . .

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