Latest Student Loan News

Deadline to Update Income (Recertify) for Payment Plans Extended to at Least September 2024

The deadline for borrowers to update their income to stay in their income-driven repayment (IDR) plans has been extended again for borrowers whose loans were covered by the payment pause. […]
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153,000 borrowers are getting their loans automatically canceled thanks to the SAVE Plan

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that nearly 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan are getting their loans canceled thanks to early implementation of the […]
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Consolidation deadline extended to April 30th–make sure you get debt relief!

To help fix massive past problems in the student loan system that prevented people from getting the credit they should have toward loan forgiveness, the Department of Education is currently […]
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Changes Coming to Student Loan Servicing

Last year, the Department of Education awarded new student loan servicing contracts to five companies: CRI, EdFinancial Services, Maximus Education, LLC, MOHELA, and Nelnet. The goal of the changes is […]
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Is your account showing zero qualifying payments for PSLF after consolidating? Don’t panic!

A number of student loan borrowers have reached out to NCLC in the last few months regarding issues with Public Service Loan Forgiveness (“PSLF”) and the one-time payment count adjustment. […]
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Over 3.2 Million Borrowers Impacted by Servicing Errors During First Month of Repayment

And What Borrowers Can Do When Their Servicer Fails Them Federal student loan borrowers are entering their fourth month of repayment since the end of the payment pause in September […]
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Good News: More Borrowers Will Soon Be Eligible for Debt Cancellation After 10 Years

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that some borrowers will soon begin receiving debt cancellation after as few as 10 years in repayment, instead of the 20 to 25 years of […]
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Student Loan Repayment is Here

What now for borrowers? After nearly three years, the student loan payment pause officially ended on September 1st. Borrowers will start getting their first bills in September that will be […]
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SAVE: A New Payment Plan That Will Reduce Monthly Payments

After the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, President Biden announced a number of new actions  to help student loan borrower. One of those actions was […]
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