Actually, it is not the fault of bankers on their halt to lend more loans. The recent recession has left them with bad assets, due to which they had to compel themselves to stop providing more loans.
This plan with $60 billion budget doesn’t come from the $700 billion funds set by the government to help the ailing economy. Apart from these $60 billions, the Federal Reserve has separate $200 billion plans for the student-loan market.
So, with these hefty amounts of loans sanctioned, students can focus on their studies without bothering much about loans.