September 2ndth, 2022
- Time - 11:00 AM CST
- Length - 1 hour
During this session, we will cover updates to Federal student loan policies:
- Repayment Resumption
- Loan Forgiveness
- Servicer Changes
- IDR Payment Count Revisions
SAVE Plan Legal Challenges Continue
Student loan borrowers are confused over the SAVE plan, the new income-driven repayment (IDR) option scheduled to be fully rolled out earlier this month. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan was a keystone in the Biden administration's promise to provide...
SAVE Plan Partially Blocked by Federal Court
Two federal judges have temporarily blocked parts of the SAVE student loan income-driven repayment plan. The SAVE Plan, (Saving on a Valuable Education) replaced REPAYE and was planned to be fully rolled out in July. Borrowers on SAVE can lower their monthly payments...
Go Beyond Student Loan Debt: Time for Real Education Financing Solutions
by Balaji Rajan Let’s face it. The focus on student loan debt is an election play and not a “good for the public” policy. This has been the case since 2008. Of course, student loan debt issues must be resolved. But as Education Analyst Carlo Salerno said, “You must...
Updates to IonTuition’s Employer Services
IonTuition, the leader in providing student loan repayment assistance to over 2 million students and employees across the U.S. is making several changes that will impact our stakeholders: Relaunching IonLEARN - Financial Wellness In the coming weeks, ION will...
Student Loan Default Predictions
Artificial intelligence has a role in higher education, but it won't help analyze or predict which student loan borrowers will become delinquent or default. AI will not be able to predict actions colleges and universities can take to alleviate the issue. The...
Shorter Time to Forgiveness for SAVE Plan
The Biden-Harris Administration announced it will grant forgiveness to borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan beginning in February. Borrowers who originally took out $12,000 or less for college and make ten years of payments will have their debts...
Student Loan Repayment Problems Continue for Borrowers
The three-year, COVID-era student loan payment pause officially ended in September. The first payments were due in October. Since then, borrowers have faced long hold times to connect to representatives at their federal student loan servicer, payment processing...
Student Loan Borrowers Seeing Long Wait Times and Billing Errors
Student Loan Statements Mailed Out Late October was the first month in three years that federal student loan payments were due. However, millions of student loan borrowers are expected to miss their first payment following delayed mailing of student loan statements....
The New SAVE Plan for Student Loan Repayment
The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan replaces the existing Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) Plan. The SAVE plan is an income-driven repayment option. Borrowers earning less than $15 an hour may have loan payments as low as $0 per month. Borrowers...
SCOTUS Decision on Student Debt Relief
SCOTUS Blocks Biden’s One-Time Student Loan Cancellation Program The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Biden administration’s proposal to cancel student loan debt. The court ruled today on two cases: Biden v. Nebraska and The Department of Education v. Brown. In a...
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