Trump, SAVE plan and Student Loan

Student Loan Borrowers Can't Apply for Income-Driven Repayment Plans Right Now. Here's What Experts Say Is Next
With IDR applications frozen, the process of paying back your student loans continues to look confusing -- and more expensive.
Trump Administration Suspends 4 Student Loan Payment Plans — Here’s What Borrowers Should Know
The Trump administration’s Department of Education has effectively halted enrollment in four popular federal student loan repayment plans.
How Trump's student loan repayment plan pause affects borrowers
Following Donald Trump's return to the presidency, student loan borrowers now face a transformed repayment environment. Recent legal action has halted the Biden-era SAVE and REPAYE programs, while simultaneously terminating the 25-year income-contingent repayment (ICR) loan forgiveness initiative.
The Trump administration blocks student-loan borrowers from online access to decades-old affordable repayment plans
After a federal court upheld a pause on the SAVE plan, the Education Department removed other income-driven repayment applications from its website.
Student Loan Borrowers Blocked From Affordable Repayment Plans
The Education Department has pulled down all applications for borrowers seeking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs. Here’s what to know.
Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden
What Student Loan Borrowers Need to Know About Income-Driven Repayment Plans
The decision to cease applications came after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary block of the Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan on Feb. 18, siding with a coalition of Republican-led states that sued to block the program.
What you need to know about changes to student loan repayment plans
If you have federal student loans and you’re enrolled in an income-driven repayment plan, there are changes you need to know about now.
It could be months before affordable student loan repayment plans return
A memo obtained by The Washington Post shows borrowers could be locked out of all affordable repayment plan options for at least three more months.
Student-loan borrowers struggle to access repayment plans. Advocates worry about ‘chaos.’
The Trump administration’s push for efficiency could result in student-loan borrowers receiving the bare minimum of service just as millions of them need help staying on track.
Online student loan repayment plans temporarily removed
The Trump administration's removal of key student loan applications from the U.S. Department of Education's website has left millions of borrowers in a bind.
Student loan borrowers pursuing public service forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know.
As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ...
Education Department Blocks All Student Loan Forgiveness For 3 Months
The Education Department has instructed student loan servicers to stop accepting student loan forgiveness applications for 3 ...
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Facing Student-Loan Debt Fears, Americans—and Their Communities—Turn to Crowdfunding
KEY TAKEAWAYS Nearly 40,000 individuals and organizations received support for tuition costs and repayment from GoFundMe ...
Can student loans garnish your wages in 2025? How to prevent defaulting from affecting your salary
Student loan wage garnishment is a real concern for borrowers who fall behind on payments, but understanding the rules ...
Student Loan Scam: Woman Pleads Guilty in $5 Million Fraud Case
Now she will have to pay back the money as part of her sentencing as the Federal Student Aid (FSA), which is an office within ...
Steep Drop in Credit Scores Hits Student-Loan Borrowers
The pandemic-era relief on federal student loans ended in October, starting the 90-day clock people have to make payments ...
They're not asking to cancel student debt. They just want the cheaper payments they were promised.
One Trump-voting student-loan borrower is disappointed to lose cheaper payments: "They're just going to leave everybody to ...