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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...
The Year Student Loan Repayment Never Started
In November, the Education Department’s Under-Secretary, James Kvaal, reported that only 60 percent of the 28 million student loan borrowers who needed to make payments had made them. But this was on 22 million and not the entire 28 million borrowers. About 4 million...
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...
Student Loan Repayment Deserves a Three-Year Grace Period Instead of Six Months
By Balaji Rajan, CEO of IonTuition Since 1990, I have collected and serviced student loans. Helping borrowers with student loan repayment was enjoyable while Federal Student Aid (FSA) established a “reasonable and affordable” payments program. There were landmark...