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What do the recent court rulings on SAVE mean for you?

July 18th Update A federal appellate court blocked the Department of Education from administering the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment plan. Borrowers using SAVE will be placed in an interest-free forbearance. No future enrollments in SAVE will be granted during the block. Electronic income-driven and consolidation applications have been pulled down from […]

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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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Announcing the first annual awardees of the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship Created by Becky Godchaux

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VIN Foundation announces the first annual awardees of the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship Created by Becky Godchaux Two veterinary school students have each been awarded $140,000 scholarships, and the second annual scholarship is announced Davis, CA: The VIN Foundation is excited to announce the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship created by Becky

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Student Loan FAQs: The one-time forgiveness count adjustment

25 Comments / 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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Federal Student Loan Interest rates through 2024-25 academic year

Student Loan Interest Rates: New high for 2024-2025 Academic Year

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

New high reached for federal Direct graduate school interest rates 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 auction data for this note land in May. For the 2024-25 academic year, the result is a continued trend of increasing

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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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VIN Foundation Announces 8th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition

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VIN Foundation Announces 8th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition Eighth annual essay competition asks veterinary students to address the pros and cons of telemedicine on the veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Davis, CA: The VIN Foundation is excited to announce its eighth annual Solutions for the Profession Competition. This year’s competition asks veterinary students to examine current

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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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Announcing the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship

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VIN Foundation Announces the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship Created by Becky Godchaux $280,000 scholarship will award two students entering veterinary school in Fall 2024 up to $140,000 each for tuition and fees Davis, CA: The VIN Foundation is excited to announce the Mike Dunn, DVM Veterinary Student Scholarship created by Becky Godchaux with

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