The future of the Department of Education remains uncertain and here’s what it could mean for student loan borrowers.

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.

That description of the Education Department is "a red herring," said Mayotte. "If the Education Department was eliminated tomorrow, the loans would not go away, they would only be sent to a different agency. The department doesn't own the loans, the federal government and the U.S. taxpayer do," she said.