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title: "USA Today: Is Student Loan Forgiveness Dead?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d6493b3a-9991-4011-83f3-366e41b2ec49
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-is-student-loan-forgiveness-dead-2720456
category: "General"
published: 2022-11-22T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:17:05.995Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a605d54644bbb7b1d35731313287321e7968.jpg
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# USA Today: Is Student Loan Forgiveness Dead?

**TL;DR:** The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program is facing challenges from federal judges, prompting a search for alternative solutions. This uncertainty may impact the franchising industry, potentially relieving labor shortages but decreasing interest in new franchise agreements.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-11-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-is-student-loan-forgiveness-dead-2720456).*

## Story

Earlier this year, the Biden administration successfully implemented a student debt relief program. However, loan forgiveness is now up against federal judges , and the administration is looking for other possible solutions should the original forgiveness program be eliminated.

With millions of Americans now feeling uncertain about whether their debt will be relieved, economic impacts will be widespread.

For many borrowers, diligently making the minimum monthly payments on their student loan debt does not yield any progress. In fact, the balance can continue to grow thanks to high interest rates. With ever-growing debts, younger generations will be less likely to invest in franchises given the initial capital requirements.

On the flip side, this uncertainty could work to relieve the labor shortages the franchising industry has been experiencing since 2021. Though circumstances are unfortunate, a lack of debt relief could very well drive younger generations to cut their education short and enter the workforce immediately. Some young professionals, though already established in their career jobs, are obtaining second and third positions in an effort to pay down debt.

Though franchisors may experience a decrease in interest in new franchise agreements, franchise networks as a whole may find more stability among existing units as a result of increased employee availability.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- franchise industry (topic)
- labor shortages (topic)
- Biden administration (regulator)
- debt relief (topic)
- federal judges (regulator)
- student loan forgiveness (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/usa-today-is-student-loan-forgiveness-dead-2720456). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d6493b3a-9991-4011-83f3-366e41b2ec49).