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Screenshot Your IDR Progress Today
On April 25, we published this story urging borrowers to screenshot their IDR progress tracker in case the government removes this important information. On April 28, the government removed the […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Debt Collectors Must Facilitate Borrowers’ Rights
On a quiet Friday afternoon, just prior to the Fourth of July weekend, the U.S. Treasury Department released the first report on its student loan debt collection pilot program. Treasury […]
Continue Reading →Will the Department of Education cancel my student loans if I work in a public service job?
Yes, some or all of your federal student loans may be canceled if you are eligible for the public service loan forgiveness program (PSLF). The Department of Education oversees this […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Payment Suspension Extended through May 1, 2022: What Borrowers Need to Know
On December 22, 2021, President Biden directed the U.S. Department of Education to extend the coronavirus-related payment suspension and 0% interest rate on certain federal student loans for an additional 90 days. The […]
Continue Reading →President Biden Has Announced That Borrowers Can Have $10,000 to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt Cancelled: What Do Borrowers Need To Do Now?
On August 24 2022, President Biden announced that he would cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for all borrowers who make less than $125,000 (for individuals) or less than […]
Continue Reading →Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Learn More Below: Use the PSLF Help Tool Start earning credit toward PSLF now. Use the Department of Education’s PSLF Help Tool to check to see if your employer qualifies, […]
Continue Reading →Too Small To Help: The Fight to Change a Government Letter
Emma (not her real name) is typical of borrowers we assist at the SLBA. She is 60 years old, sufficiently disabled to qualify for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security […]
Continue Reading →Returning to Repayment
The COVID-19 Payment Pause ended on September 1, 2023. This means that in September borrowers will get their first student loan bills in nearly three years. The first bills will […]
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- The SAVE Plan is Ending: What Borrowers in SAVE Need to Know
- Parent PLUS Consolidation Deadline: Act Now to Get Into IDR Plan
- Checks Are Going Out to Student Loan Borrowers Harmed by Navient
- Big News: The Government Pauses Collections for Student Loan Debt: No Tax Refund Seizure or Wage Garnishment for Now
- The Department of Education is starting to garnish wages to collect on student loan debt. Act now to avoid collections!
- With New Settlement, SAVE Plan May Be Ending Soon
- Dial Before You File: Protect Your Tax Refund If You Have Student Loans
- Do you have Parent PLUS loans? Act now to lower your payments before options disappear.
- New videos to help older people with student loan debt
- What’s Happening with the SAVE Plan?
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