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Student Loan Default Rates to Skyrocket if Half of Borrowers Continue Not Making Payments
The three-year COVID payment pause offered a lifeline for millions of student loan borrowers and a reprieve from student loan defaults. However, the repeated extensions and the subsequent one-year "on-ramp" period created significant confusion and uncertainty. The...
Court Extends Block on SAVE Plan
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has updated its temporary stay of the Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment (IDR) plan and issued a preliminary injunction formally blocking SAVE. The Department of Education will place all borrowers currently...
SAVE Program Forbearance Period Won’t Count Towards Forgiveness
https://youtube.com/shorts/IT2Jg8GH5Ws Following several court decisions, the Education Department has suspended the SAVE program and placed SAVE borrowers into an administrative forbearance period. The SAVE program forbearance period will not count towards...
Borrowers in the SAVE Plan Will Be Placed in Forbearance While ED Fights the Court of Appeals’ Ruling
In a statement released today by the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, "Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE Plan will be placed in an interest-free forbearance" while the Biden Administration defends the SAVE Plan in court. SAVE, or Saving on a Valuable...
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...
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Rising
Federal Student Aid announced that Direct Loan Interest Rates for student loans disbursed for the 2024-2025 school year will increase from last year. Interest rates are determined annually and set for a 12-month period. Rates are determined by a formula tied to yields...
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...
Another Student Loan Forgiveness Deadline is Approaching
The U.S. Department of Education will conduct a one-time adjustment for more than 3.6M Direct Loan borrowers this summer and give student loan borrowers at least three years of credit toward loan forgiveness. Some could see their entire balance forgiven automatically...
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...