Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Loan Repayment Plan, Again

A federal appeals court is once again preventing the Education Department from carrying out parts of its new income-driven repayment plan, which lowers payments for low-income borrowers and provides quicker pathways to loan forgiveness. The injunction, handed down Friday, will remain in effect “until further order of this court or the Supreme Court of the United States,” per the ruling. The order replaces an administrative stay issued last month as part of a lawsuit from seven Republican-led states challenging the plan known as Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE. The Biden administration is intending to fight the order.