The Trump administration has hired consulting firm McKinsey to study how much student-loan borrowers will repay in the years ahead, a possible prelude to an effort to sell some debt to private investors
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has retained private consultants to estimate potential losses in the U.S. government’s $1.45 trillion student-loan portfolio, and is weighing selling all or portions of the debt to private investors, according to administration officials familiar with the matter.
A potential sale is one of several options the White House is considering to address the student-loan program’s deteriorating finances.
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