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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Vance Fraud Squad Bars Almost 900,000 Suspected COVID Fraudsters From Ever Receiving Federal Loans.

Vice President JD Vance has revealed a sweeping crackdown on pandemic-related fraud, permanently barring 870,000 individuals from obtaining federal loans.

Vice President JD Vance has revealed a sweeping crackdown on pandemic-related fraud, permanently barring 870,000 individuals from obtaining federal loans. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Vice President JD Vance announced Monday that approximately 870,000 people suspected of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds have been permanently barred from receiving future federal small-business loans. Speaking in Kansas City, Missouri, Vance said the Trump administration would prevent those accused of defrauding taxpayers from accessing additional federal loan programs. DETAIL: The announcement comes alongside a Justice Department crackdown on pandemic-era fraud that has resulted in charges against more than 160 people and involved…Open

DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - ‘Open Secret’: Vance Says 870,000 Suspected COVID Fraudsters Will Be Barred From Future Fed Loans

‘You’re cut off.’

WASHINGTONPOST (Erin Rode, The Hechinger Report) - College loans were late due to new federal rules. Students are paying the price.

Following a confusing rollout of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s loan changes, some students couldn’t pay bills over summer, stoking fears about fall semester disbursements.

NYTIMES (Ron Lieber, Michael C. Bender and Tara Siegel Bernard) - Education Department Lowers Student Loan Interest Rates for Two Years

The department, citing high default rates, is reducing interest rates on federal student loans by up to 1 percentage point for two years.

NYTIMES (Ann Carrns) - Parents Who Borrowed for Children’s College Face Looming Deadline

New rules mean that parent PLUS loans have to be consolidated into a new loan by June 30 for parents to keep affordable payments. But the deadline is really earlier to allow time for processing.