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Federal Student Aid (FSA)

Federal Student Aid (FSA)

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Trump administration dismantles Education Department through interagency transfers

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Core functions being transferred to Treasury

The federal government has managed student loans from the same place for decades: the Education Department's Federal Student Aid office. On March 19, the Treasury Department began absorbing that function — starting with $180 billion in defaulted loans held by 9.2 million borrowers, with plans to eventually take over the entire $1.7 trillion portfolio and the financial aid application that 17 million students complete each year.

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