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VIN Foundation | Supporting veterinarians to cultivate a healthy animal community | Blog | Veterinary School Student Loan Interest Rates Increasing Again for 2023-2024

Student Loan Interest Rates Increase (again) for 2023-2024 Academic Year

Leave a Comment / Veterinary School, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Loans, Veterinary Students / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Highest graduate school rates seen under fixed-rate structure Each spring, we closely monitor the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield. Student loan interest rates for the following academic year are adjusted based on where auctions for this note lands in May. For the 2023-24 academic year, the result is a continued trend of increasing student loan interest …

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Student Loan FAQs: The one-time forgiveness count adjustment

Leave a Comment / Veterinary Questions & Answers, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

What is the one-time forgiveness count adjustment? The one-time forgiveness count adjustment for federally-held student loans is a lesser-known, more confusing, yet more widely available special benefit announced in April 2022. Anyone with federally-held student loans is eligible to receive the adjustment. Essentially, the adjustment will count any repayment time, and certain deferment or forbearance …

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Pandemic forbearance payments are eligible for a refund

Leave a Comment / Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans / By VIN Foundation

Should you request a refund before the benefits end? The student loan pandemic forbearance benefits started on March 13, 2020. Interest and payments were suspended and the forbearance time counts towards forgiveness. Another provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allows borrowers who made payments during the forbearance period to request …

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A ‘new’ income-driven repayment plan?

4 Comments / Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Federal student debt proposal would change REPAYE, phase out PAYE Buried in a sea of federal student loan announcements and changes over the last few years was the promise of a new income-driven repayment plan. Now we know how parts of that promise will be implemented when the pandemic forbearance benefits end this summer. The …

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Special Cancellation of Up to $20,000 of Student Debt. Are You Eligible?

1 Comment / Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

On August 24th, 2022, the White House announced the news of a special one-time cancellation of up to $20,000 of federally held student loan debt. The amount of debt cancellation will depend on your income and whether you received a Pell Grant in college.

VIN Foundation | Supporting veterinarians to cultivate a healthy animal community | Blog | Apply Smarter Q&A: Veterinary School Student Loan Financial Aid

Apply Smarter Q&A: Student Loans and Financial Aid

6 Comments / Apply Smarter, Veterinary Pre-Vets, Veterinary Questions & Answers, Veterinary Resources, Veterinary School, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Loans, Webinars / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Here are some questions and detailed answers about Student Loans and Financial Aid asked during Apply Smarter webinars. We also covered questions and answers about veterinary school application and veterinary income. “What is a “standard” amount of financial aid offered by vet schools? I know it varies a lot, but would you say it’s easy …

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New Grad Student Loan Questions and Answers: Consolidation

15 Comments / Consolidation, Veterinary Questions & Answers, Veterinary Resources, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Loans, Veterinary Students, Webinars / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Updated for 2023 graduating veterinarians:There are some new changes and proposals to be aware of as you enter loan repayment. Here are some common questions about using a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that we tackled live during the most recent New Veterinary Graduate Student Loan Playbook Webinar. To consolidate vs not consolidate? Absolutely start a …

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VIN Foundation | veterinary resources | Blog | Class of 2020, 2021, 2022 Student Loan Renewal Note

Class of 2020, 2021, 2022 Income-Driven Repayment Renewal Note

Leave a Comment / Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Attention 2020, 2021, and 2022 veterinary graduates with student loans! You have some special homework to maximize all of the recently announced benefits. If you have federal student loans and you graduated into the pandemic forbearance period, here are the things your graduating classes need to know and perhaps DO soon to ensure you take …

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Got Federal Student Debt? You’re Now Closer to Forgiveness Than You Think

8 Comments / Veterinary School, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans, Veterinary Students / By Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA

Don’t miss out on this special one-time forgiveness count adjustment opportunity. There is a natural temptation to tune out all of the complex rules and regulations around federal student loans and repayment. With confusing repayment plan qualifications and ever-changing, time-limited expansions for existing borrowers, no one would blame you for ignoring the latest and greatest …

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VIN Foundation Student Loan Repayment Simulator Adds Crucial Proposed Changes

Leave a Comment / Press Releases, Veterinary Student Debt, Veterinary Student Debt Relief, Veterinary Student Loans, VIN Foundation News / By VIN Foundation

New features and resources help veterinary colleagues navigate significant changes in student loan repayment options The VIN Foundation announces multiple updates to the critically acclaimed Student Loan Repayment Simulator. The VIN Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, providing tools and resources to support pre-veterinary students, veterinary students, and veterinarians throughout their careers. Listen to the recent …

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