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Emergency order lifts block on parts of studen debt relief plan

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Education Department officials said the agency had been preparing stopgap measures to comply with the injunction but has directed student loan servicers not to take those steps because they are no longer necessary.

In a victory for the Biden administration, a 2-1 ruling issued by judges on Sunday ruled in favor of the emergency order allowing a provision lowering payments to be implemented. | Evan Vucci/APAn appellate court issued an emergency motion lifting the block on part of the Education Department’s student debt relief plan, a victory for the Biden administration in the ongoing legal battle.

Education Department officials said the agency had been preparing stopgap measures to comply with the injunction, but has directed student loan servicers not to take those steps because they are no longer necessary. The Department said last week that it planned to take down the online SAVE application and loan consolidation form, but both of those will now remain online.

 

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