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The Education Department has announced that student loan borrowers currently enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will need to transition out of this program by the end of summer. This decision comes after a court ruling that ended what was once considered one of the most generous student loan repayment options available.
Presently, more than 7.5 million borrowers remain in the SAVE Plan. However, starting July 1, they will receive notifications informing them that they have 90 days to choose an alternative repayment option. If they don’t make a switch, they will be automatically enrolled in one of two new repayment plans.
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent commented on the development, stating, “This guidance, which will be communicated to every borrower enrolled in the now-defunct SAVE Plan over the coming week, conclusively closes the chapter on the Biden Administration’s illegal student loan bailout agenda.”
Kent further elaborated on the situation, saying, “For years, borrowers have found themselves in a confusing cycle of uncertainty. The Trump Administration’s policy is straightforward: loans must be repaid. Borrowers currently in the illegal SAVE Plan will have at least 90 days to choose a legal repayment plan, including the new Repayment Assistance Plan set to launch on July 1.”
“For years, borrowers have been caught in a confusing cycle of uncertainty, but the Trump Administration’s policy is simple: if you take out a loan, you must pay it back. Borrowers currently enrolled in the illegal SAVE Plan will be given at least 90 days to enter a legal repayment plan of their choice, including the new Repayment Assistance Plan, which will launch on July 1,” Kent added.
Borrowers who do not switch will get put into the standard repayment plan or the new Tier Standard Plan. Either move could shift borrowers from paying $0 a month to hundreds of dollars.
The notifications will come out the same time the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) or new Tiered Standard Plan are released. Under RAP, payments will be based on a person’s income and number of dependents. The Tiered Standard Plan will give fixed terms for borrowers with timelines between 10 years and 25 years to repay.