Income Driven Repayment news and trends

Biden Administration Unveils Student Loan Repayment Plan
Loans // August 22, 2023

The Biden Administration has unveiled a student loan repayment initiative that is set to benefit over 20 million borrowers. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan introduces an income-driven repayment (IDR) model that calculates monthly payments based on a borrower’s income and family size,...

Some Borrowers See Student Loan Relief Despite Court Ruling
Debt // August 20, 2023

Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. It was bad news for many borrowers, but not all of them. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Aug. 20), some borrowers have still had their balances erased, weeks before monthly loan payments...

GOP Senators Move to Overturn Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
Politics // March 27, 2023

Senate Republicans want to revoke the White House’s plan to forgive some student loans. A trio of senators on Monday (March 27) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan and end the administration’s pause on...

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Biden Erases $127 Billion in Student Debt Despite Court Ruling

November 12, 2023
The federal government has erased more than $127 billion in student loans since 2021. That debt forgiveness came from changes to existing programs, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Nov. 11), freeing up some borrowers in spite of a Supreme Court ruling blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The report notes that many of these […]

Biden Administration Unveils Student Loan Repayment Plan

August 22, 2023
The Biden Administration has unveiled a student loan repayment initiative that is set to benefit over 20 million borrowers. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan introduces an income-driven...

Some Borrowers See Student Loan Relief Despite Court Ruling

August 20, 2023
Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. It was bad news for many borrowers, but not all of them. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday...

GOP Senators Move to Overturn Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

March 27, 2023
Senate Republicans want to revoke the White House’s plan to forgive some student loans. A trio of senators on Monday (March 27) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that...