More Federal Student Loan Updates

They’re coming!  Take one final breath of fresh air before your federal student loan payments resume.  Finally.  In today’s episode, Corey and Rachelle chat about what to expect when payments resume and some of the additional changes to income-based repayment plans.

The final stretch:

• If all goes as planned, interest on student loans is resuming in September and payments are resuming in October.
• If you haven’t already, log into your student loan servicer’s website to verify your next payment due date and amount.

 

REPAYE to become SAVE:

• If you are currently enrolled in Revised Paye as You Earn (REPAYE) you will now be enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.
• The payment amount will still be 10% of your discretionary income, but discretionary income is determined using 225% of the federal poverty level instead of 150% as it was in the past.
• If your income-driven payment does not cover the interest, 100% of that accumulating interest is eliminated.
• You will be able to file separately from your spouse and only use your own income with SAVE. With REPAYE, you had to use both incomes.

 

Other changes this summer:

• IRS integration for income verification and family size which will mean automatic income recertification if you enroll.
• Redesigned and simplified application through Studentaid.gov.

 

To hear more about the details of these changes and others, listen to the full episode.  To read more about the SAVE plan, read the Federal Student Aid announcement on the program here.

 

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