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The student loans the CARES Act left behind

The student loans the CARES Act left behind

Axios Re:Cap

March 22, 202113m 40s

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Show Notes

Millions of federal student loans were provided by private banks before the practice was ended in 2010, and these were overlooked when Congress temporarily suspended principal and interest payments in last year's CARES Act.

Dan goes deeper with one of these loan-holders: Molly Webster, a senior correspondent with WNYC's RadioLab, who explained her situation in an op-ed in the New York Times that has gotten a lot of attention.