Federal administration led by US President Donald Trump is trying to potentially sell parts of a $ 1.6 -trillion port
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According to the news portal report, officials from the Department of Education and the Ministry of Finance of the Federal Government are focused on the sale of high -performance parts of the massive portfolio of student debts owned by almost 45 million US citizens.
This potential step emphasizes the efforts of Trump’s administration to reduce the size of student loans owed to the US, which is reflected in the annual balance sheet.
The news report also stressed that this step was also in line with the wider Republican efforts to change federal student loans and the expansion of operations includes private sector contributions to the US economy.
“Trump Administration has committed itself to analyze all aspects of the portfolio of federal student loans,” Senior official Trump Administration told the news portal. “Unlike the previous administration, we focus on ensuring long -term portfolio health in favor of students and taxpayers.”
The news report also states that discussions on this topic have proceeded to potential inclusion of external consulting firms or banks to analyze student loan programs and understand how the private sector appreciates part of the loan portfolio.
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Can Trump legally sell loans?
The US President Donald Trump administration can legally sell student loans, because the Federal Law governing Student Loans states that the Ministry of Education can sell debts after consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
However, the only way they can sell loans can potentially operators of the private sector can cost any taxpayers’ money in the US.
According to a news from News Today Portal, this is not the first time that Trump’s administration has discussed the possible sale of loans. A similar conversation was carried out in 2019, during the first Trump run as the US President.
In March 2025, Trump also indicated that the federal government could potentially close the Federal Ministry of Education.
“(Department) is not a bank and must return the banking functions of the entity equipped to serve American students,” Trump said, quoted in the news report.
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How does it affect debtors?
Although industry experts suggest that it is not clear how this step will be “without costs” for taxpayers, because any private sector operator would probably appreciate the student loan portfolio at a lower rate than the federal government.
In most cases, when creditors sell their loans to mortgage companies, banks, or other financial institutions to release the money associated with these debts, debtors will usually never notice changes.
The only significant change is that people will send money more than the federal government. The official contractual conditions together with the holding of the loan and the interest rate remain the same for the debtors.
However, the news portal, citing experts, also stressed that in the case of federal student loans, this process may be different because private companies cannot provide protection that the US government would provide to debtors.
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