You’re running out of time to consolidate your loans If you have federal student loans, you owe it to yourself to read this. Why? Because there are time sensitive options you might need to pursue to save yourself lots of time and money. For over a decade it has been my (and a few colleagues’) …
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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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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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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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One of the most common questions recently asked by veterinarians in student loan repayment using any of the income-driven repayment plans (IBR, PAYE, REPAYE, ICR) is “When do I need to provide my income information again? Is it before the special pandemic forbearance benefits end? Is it after? How do I know?”
Student Debt Q&A from students The following are questions asked during recent Climbing Mt. Debt sessions with 3rd year veterinary students at U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine. They will be graduating in 2024, likely facing an updated student loan repayment framework. With all of the recent changes to federal student loans (current and pending), repayment …
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