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What Supreme Court Ruling Against Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Could Mean for the U.S. Economy

Authored By: Lewis Wood on 6/30/2023

The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday.

While the bombshell ruling will undoubtedly be a blow to borrowers who had hoped — perhaps even expected — they’d have up to $20,000 of their student debt erased, the verdict is unlikely to be consequential for the U.S. economy at large, economists said.

“The Supreme Court decision to strike down loan forgiveness should have no meaningful impact on the economy,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics.

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