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Court Declines to Block Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program
The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness deal can continue to move forward. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected an emergency injunction filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a conservative public interest law firm, to...
Student Debt Cancellation Delayed Until End of October
Loan Forgiveness Delayed, Facing Legal Challenges The Biden Administration released a video of the loan forgiveness application on Twitter, but has not opened the application up to the public. The application will not require users to log in nor upload any documents. ...
Protect Yourself From Student Debt Relief Scams
Student debt relief scams are becoming more common as borrowers prepare for repayment to resume. Here's some advice from the Department of Education on how to protect yourself. Don't... pay anyone who contacts you with promises of debt relief or loan forgiveness - the...
Unlock the College Financial Aid You Need Starting Oct. 1
Despite the headlines, college is still the surest path toward better lifelong earnings. But a degree is far more likely to pay off if you haven’t borrowed a small fortune to get it. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is a key step in making...
How Student Loan Cancellation Works
What's Being Forgiven: The forgiveness applies to all Federally-held Direct, Perkins, and FFELP loans, even if they're currently in default. Pell Grant recipients are eligible for up to $20,000 in student debt cancellation if they earn less than $125,000 ($250,000...
Federal Student Loan Debt Relief and Repayment Resumption
Final Student Loan Payment Pause Extended Through End of the Year The Biden-Harris administration has extended the student loan payment pause for the final time until December 31, 2022. Repayment is scheduled to resume on January 1, 2023. There is still time to enroll...
Join IonTuition Sept 2 to Evaluate Student Debt Relief Updates
Below is a summary of Federal Student Aid's explanation of the Biden administration's updates to student debt relief with our recommendations. The Repayment Pause Extended for the Last Time The pause on student loan repayment due to expire on August 31 has been...
Federal Student Loan Payments Scheduled to Resume August 31, 2022
Currently, the payment pause is scheduled to end on August 31, 2022 IonTuition is closely monitoring notifications from the Education Department and reputable media outlets regarding the current payment pause for federal student loans. The payment pause includes a...
Most Graduates See Return on College Investment within Five Years
The Years to Recoup Educational Investment = Total College Costs / (College Salary — Typical High School Salary) The US Department of Education - College Scorecard provides data sets on average college costs with variables broken down by sector, credential, and field...
Changes Made to Federal Student Loan Programs Bring Borrowers Closer to Forgiveness
3.6 million Borrowers Affected by New IDR Waiver Program On April 19, 2022, the Department of Education announced they will bring borrowers closer to public service loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness. Federal Student Aid (FSA) estimates...