Biden Administration Issues Last-Minute Extension of Student Loan Debt Relief

The ‘Fresh Start’ program offers borrowers a last chance to get their loans out of default.
Biden Administration Issues Last-Minute Extension of Student Loan Debt Relief
President Joe Biden (L), joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, speaks on student loan debt in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 24, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The Biden administration has issued a last-minute extension of a program offering federal student loan borrowers in default a chance to regain good standing, but they must act fast to be included.

The original deadline of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Fresh Start” program was Sept. 30, but borrowers now have all day Tuesday Oct 1 and until 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday to apply due to web issues that slowed online applications.