Student loans: Tips before post-COVID payments begin | USA TODAY

Millions of borrowers will have to start paying back their student loans after the government's post-pandemic freeze. Here's how to stay ahead. RELATED: House gets heated after voting to block Biden's student loan plan t.ly/IyodJ The Senate approved a bill Thursday that would repeal President Joe Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan. The breakdown of yeas and nays Thursday largely mirrored that of the day before, when senators for the most part voted along party lines to proceed with a vote on the bill, underscoring their opposition to Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 of in student loan debt for tens of millions of borrowers. The plan to erase some borrowers' debt is already stalled because of two cases before the Supreme Court. But Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia voted Thursday in favor of the resolution, as did Democrat-turned-Independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Both had voted Wednesday to advance the measure for a full Senate vote. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://tinyurl.com/mk9p5xb9 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #StudentLoans #Senate #JoeBiden