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Yes, you are still responsible for paying your student loans during a government shutdown
Student Loans
Student loan SAVE plan: VERIFY Fact Sheet
Applications are open for the Department of Education's new income-driven student loan repayment plan.
Student Loans
Parent PLUS loans can qualify for forgiveness if they’re consolidated
Here’s what Parent PLUS borrowers should know about forgiveness options through an income-driven repayment plan and public service work.
Education
Parent PLUS loans can qualify for forgiveness if they’re consolidated
Parent PLUS loans can be forgiven under an income-contingent repayment plan or through public service loan forgiveness, but they must be consolidated first.
Student Loans
Yes, your student loans can be discharged in bankruptcy, but it’s not guaranteed
You have to prove your student loans are causing you undue hardship before the court will agree to discharge them in bankruptcy proceedings.
Student Loans
Qualified borrowers won’t have to do anything to get forgiveness from IDR adjustment
The Biden administration is automatically adjusting Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and forgiving student debt of those who qualify because of the adjustment.
Student Loans
What the SCOTUS student loan forgiveness decisions means for borrowers: VERIFY Fact Sheet
VERIFY breaks down what borrowers need to know after the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s plan for one-time student loan forgiveness.
Student Loans
No, Supreme Court ruling does not eliminate other student loan forgiveness programs
The Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s plan for one-time student loan forgiveness for most borrowers. But other forgiveness programs remain.
Student Loans
Yes, the average forgiven PPP loan is far more than $20,000 student loan relief
Posts online claimed the average forgiven PPP loan is much higher than $20K available in student loan forgiveness. That’s true – the difference is more than $50K.
Student Loans
Yes, the debt ceiling deal requires student loan payments to restart
Several VERIFY readers asked what the debt ceiling deal means for their student loan payments. Here’s what borrowers need to know.
Student Loans
What we can VERIFY about student loan forgiveness as SCOTUS weighs the plan
The future of student debt relief is currently in the hands of the Supreme Court. Here’s what we can VERIFY about loan forgiveness right now.
Student Loans
Yes, the Biden administration is extending the student loan payment pause
The pause will be extended through June 2023 or until legal challenges are resolved – whichever is sooner, the Biden administration said.
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