Published Mar 19, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 4 sources

Trump Shifts Federal Student Loan Management From Education Department

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The Trump administration is transferring management of the $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio from the Department of Education to the Department of the Treasury, the most significant step yet in the White House’s efforts to dismantle a cabinet-level agency.