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CBC and HBCU Leaders Hail New PLUS Loan Rules, Hundreds of Thousands of Students To Benefit

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), together with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), the United Negro College (UNCF), and the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) hail today's release by the U.S. Department of Education of new eligibility rules for the federal Parent PLUS Loan program –which provides college loans to parents for their children –and urge their swift implementation.