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The Fresh Start Opportunity and “On-Ramp” to Repayment end Sept. 30th

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | Sep 30, 2024 | Defaulted, Loan Forgiveness, Rehabilitation, Student Loans, Uncategorized | 0 |

On September 30th, Fresh Start program eligibility and the “on-ramp” to loan repayment end for...

ED Issues Updates on SAVE Plan

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | Aug 9, 2024 | Loan Forgiveness, Student Loans, Trending, Uncategorized | 0 |

On July 18, 2024, the federal 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay preventing the Department...

IDR Account Adjustment deadline now extended to June 30, 2024

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | Jun 6, 2024 | Loan Forgiveness, Student Loans, Trending, Uncategorized | 0 |

If you weren’t able to take advantage of the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment...

PSLF Form Processing Pause

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | May 13, 2024 | PSLF | 0 |

The Department of Education (ED) recently announced that it was “streamlining” the PSLF online...

Be Prepared for Student Loan Repayments to Start in October

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | Sep 25, 2023 | Loan Forgiveness, Public Sector, Student Loans, Uncategorized | 0 |

This past September, the CARES Act federal student loan payment pause ended, as did the COVID-19 emergency 0% interest rate, and loan servicers began sending out payment notices. With repayment starting in October, many borrowers are understandably anxious about after not having to make a payment for over three years. Here is a guide to make sure you are prepared.

Biden-Harris Administration to Provide 804,000 Borrowers with $39 Billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a Result of Fixes to IDR Plans

by Melanie Roman-Schmidt | Jul 14, 2023 | Loan Forgiveness, Student Loans, Trending, Uncategorized | 0 |

The Department of Education (ED) will begin notifying more than 804,000 borrowers that they have a total of $39 billion in Federal student loans that will be automatically discharged in the coming weeks. In total, the...

Student Loan Case Benefits Is Much Stronger Than the Case Against

by Lisa Cappiello | Jul 2, 2018 | Loan Forgiveness, Student Loans | 0 |

In a recent post at the Atlantic, Amy Merrick cast a skeptic’s eye on the growing trend of student loan assistance benefits among US employers, arguing that these benefits may not be as helpful to employees as they seem. “For...