FSA head Richard Cordray. Pete Marovich\/Getty Images) Richard Cordray, head of Federal Student Aid, said cancelling student debt broadly is not his job. “It is a decision for the White House to make,” he said, noting his involvement in the Feb. 1 payment restart. Biden has yet to announce whether he will cancel student debt for every federal borrower. There’s no question that President Joe Biden’s administration officials tasked with overseeing the student-loan portfolio get their fair share of questions about debt forgiveness. But one of those officials made clear that people can stop sending those questions his way because canceling student debt is simply not his job. On Tuesday, Federal Student Aid (FSA) director Richard Cordray spoke at a conference for college financial aid administrators on how they can best help student-loan borrowers across the country. One of the topics brought up was student-loan forgiveness — something on the top of many borrowers minds, especially now, given that payments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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