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Jacson6

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Tue Oct 7, 2025, 08:37 AM Oct 7

Trump administration weighs selling parts of $1.6T federal student loan portfolio [View all]


Trump administration officials are exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The discussions have taken place among senior Education Department and Treasury Department officials and have focused on selling high-performing portions of the government’s massive portfolio of student debt, which is owed by about 45 million Americans.


source - politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/07/trump-administration-selling-federal-student-loan-portfolio-00595456

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