But Mike Saunders, director of military and consumer policy for Veterans Education Success, said Education Department lawyers may feel bound by law to not allow interest to be waived. And Morabito, the department’s spokeswoman, didn’t immediately respond when asked if the department was still trying to determine if the president has the authority to waive the interest.
Read the full story at Inside Higher Ed, “Will Trump’s Promise Really Help Borrowers?” published March 17, 2020.