@thecollegeinvestor.comA reader and her husband both have federal student loans. RAP should charge them $983/month total. They were billed $1,966 — a full payment each. Joint filers get one household payment, reduced when both spouses have loans.
#StudentLoans #RAPplan
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@thecollegeinvestor.comA bipartisan House bill would make full-time farm and ranch work qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
@thecollegeinvestor.comUVM is cutting tuition by $18,000/yr for students from CT, ME, MA, NH and RI starting fall 2027 — but only in 31 majors. Four years at the discounted rate still runs about $124,600 before housing.
@thecollegeinvestor.comStudent loan debt hit $1.86T — up $55.6B in a year, per new Fed data.
#StudentLoans #HigherEd
@thecollegeinvestor.comSAVE exit timeline: 90-day notices since July 1, first deadlines Sept 29, last notices by Dec 31, everyone out by March 31, 2027. No plan picked = Standard plan. thecollegeinvestor.com/58271/save-s... #StudentLoans #SAVEPlan
@thecollegeinvestor.comNew House bill would block the Education Dept from transferring 4 offices to other agencies — special ed, postsecondary, K-12, Indian education. Federal Student Aid isn't on the list, so the $1.7T loan handoff to Treasury proceeds regardless.
#StudentLoans #EdPolicy
@thecollegeinvestor.comRAP waives unpaid interest and matches up to $50/mo in principal, but only on full, on-time payments. Late or extra payments can cost you both. Tiers, eligibility, Sept 30 autopay deadline: #StudentLoans #RAP
@thecollegeinvestor.comNew bill from Rep. Bonamici: borrowers 31 days late get a notice with their payment under every IDR plan. At 75 days, Education auto-enrolls them in the cheapest one using IRS data. Effective 2028, if it passes. #StudentLoans #HigherEd
@newisty.comPencil Finance Funds 1,000 Student Loans Entirely On-Chain
#pencilfinance #studentloans #onchainlending
@thecollegeinvestor.comED has spent $216M of the $1B student loan admin fund created by the OBBBA and hasn't itemized any of it. Warren, Merkley, Booker & Van Hollen want an accounting by Sept 16 as defaults hit 9 million. #StudentLoans #HigherEd
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