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.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 01, 2019 16:27 UTC