Stuck in a Student Loan Relief Loophole




The Brian Lehrer Show show

Summary: <p>Congress included federal student loan relief with the COVID legislation -- yet millions find their loans don't qualify. Molly Webster, <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/people/molly-webster">RadioLab senior correspondent</a>, talks about her recent NYT op-ed explaining how she borrowed $78,000, has paid $60,000, and still owes $100,000 -- with no relief in sight.</p> <p>→"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/student-loans-cares-act.html">I’ve Spent $60,000 to Pay Back Student Loans and Owe More Than Before I Began</a>" (<em>New York Times</em>, 3/19/21)</p>