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SECURE Act 2.0: Retirement plan contributions tied to your student loan payments

Does matching student loan payments for retirement contributions make sense for veterinarians? How SECURE 2.0 changes employer retirement savings plans Recently, Congress passed and the President signed into law the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. There are many updates and changes to tax-advantaged savings options in this legislation that are taking effect in 2023 and […]

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2024 Federal Poverty Rates Published: Why that matters for your student loans

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

Federal Poverty Guidelines Each year in January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates the federal poverty guidelines used to determine financial eligibility for certain programs. Your federal student loan monthly payments are impacted by these updates when you use an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan. The VIN Foundation Student Loan Repayment Simulator

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

15 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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Pandemic forbearance payments are eligible for a refund

9 Comments / 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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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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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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Common Student Loan Consolidation Questions and Answers

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

Common questions and concerns around the most recent student loan announcements

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Comments to the Department of Education on proposed IDR changes

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

Changes are coming to income-driven repayment: Updates to REPAYE, PAYE and ICR phased out Below is a the comment I plan to submit to the Department of Education on the proposed changes to income-driven repayment. I encourage you to review the changes that we have detailed here. Consider how the propsed changes will impact your

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December 2022 Student Loan Update

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

What a crazy busy year in the world of student debt! It appears some of these changes and opportunities to possibly diminish your debt and shorten your repayment period will continue into 2023. As you’ve probably heard by now, on November 22nd the Department of Education announced another extension of the pandemic forbearance benefits for federal

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VIN Foundation | veterinary resources | Blog | Limited PSLF Waiver Veterinary Student Debt help

Have you ever worked for a nonprofit? Act fast to benefit from the Limited PSLF Waiver

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

Special time-limited expansions to PSLF Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a compelling student loan repayment benefit for many veterinarians, but understanding the rules for this program can be a challenge. Borrowers must be an employee of a federal, state, tribal entity or 501c3 nonprofit while using an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan to repay their federal

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