President Barack Obama will order the Department of Education today to expand a program that would ease student loan repayments for about 5 million people. The new rules would take effect in December 2015, according to the White House. “While most students are able to repay their loans, many feel burdened by debt, especially as they seek to start a family, buy a home, launch a business, or save for retirement,” the White House press office said in a statement.