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On September 16, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a court order asking a federal judge to prevent the Department of Education (ED) from temporarily stopping required loan cancellations and the processing of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). This move comes after their March 2025 lawsuit against the ED and the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, for unlawfully shutting down or delaying relief under income-driven repayment (IDR) plans and PSLF.

During our Spring 2025 Assembly, we adopted a resolution to join the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in their lawsuit.

AFT has also co-authored a report with Protect Borrowers, called the MOHELA Papers, uncovering disturbing trends in PSLF loan…

THE government’s plan to set up a separate debt management office to attend to challenges of institutional disintegration, primarily dealing with internal debts and running to a fully-fledged division in the long run could be a good step if the office were run efficiently and were not turned into a ‘rehabilitation centre’ for serving and retired public servants. Economists say that reforms such as the automation of national savings…

The insolvent German fashion brand Closed has been saved for now. On Thursday, the company announced the successful conclusion of its investor search, which began almost two months ago.

The new owners of Closed are the Böck entrepreneurial family and experienced fashion manager Dieter Holzer. The Böck family owns the clothing company Marc O’Polo SE. The company has been managed by Maximilian Böck since 2021. He is the son of Werner Böck, who acquired a majority stake in the originally Swedish company in 1997 and relocated its headquarters to Stephanskirchen in Upper Bavaria.

Dieter Holzer was Maximilian Böck’s predecessor as CEO of Marc O’Polo and is now a member of the company’s supervisory board. During his career, he also…

The insolvent German fashion brand Closed has been saved for now. On Thursday, the company announced the successful conclusion of its investor search, which began almost two months ago.

The new owners of Closed are the Böck entrepreneurial family and experienced fashion manager Dieter Holzer. The Böck family owns the clothing company Marc O’Polo SE. The company has been managed by Maximilian Böck since 2021. He is the son of Werner Böck, who acquired a majority stake in the originally Swedish company in 1997 and relocated its headquarters to Stephanskirchen in Upper Bavaria.

Dieter Holzer was Maximilian Böck’s predecessor as CEO of Marc O’Polo and is now a member of the company’s supervisory board. During his career, he also…