S 603 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act

Summary
Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill establishes a refinancing program for federal student loans. Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must, within 30 days, establish a program that allows qualified borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates. The refinanced interest rates are (1) calculated based on the type of student loan (e.g., Stafford), and (2) fixed for the period of the loan. In addition, the bill requires ED to establish eligibility requirements for the refinancing program based on income or debt-to-income ratio. ED must also coordinate with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to alert borrowers of their program eligibility.
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Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Last action Mar 4, 2021
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Mar 4, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Mark R. Warner
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