Your student loan payments may still be cut in half—what borrowers on the SAVE plan need to know

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President Joe Biden's plan to lower payments and forgive debt faster through the SAVE income-driven repayment plan has been met with legal challenges.

, stopped the administration from going ahead with the plan to lower monthly payments to 5% of borrowers' discretionary income from the current 10%. Additionally, the administration had to pause on more loan forgiveness until the courts reached a final decision.move forward with lowering paymentsThis decision doesn't dismiss or rule on either of the lawsuits that led to the injunctions, but allows borrowers to still see their monthly payments lowered while the courts work on a ruling.

Borrowers who've already enrolled in the SAVE plan will fall into four groups for July's payment, according to the Department of Education:Borrowers who have received a bill for July with the new, lower payment should pay itwhile their servicer recalculated their monthly payment will have their first payment in Augustwill also remain in forbearance in July with their new lower payment due in...

Your servicer should be communicating any new payment amounts and due dates directly. ED also encourages borrowers to check their accounts online for the most up-to-date information. The injunction in the Missouri-based suit prevents the administration from forgiving more debt for borrowers on the SAVE plan and implementing the shorter timeline to forgiveness until the court makes a final decision on the lawsuit either permanently stopping forgiveness or allowing it to proceed.

Borrowers who originally had balances of $12,000 or less would have their loans forgiven after 10 years of payments on the plan, rather than 20 years for undergraduate borrowers with larger balances.Want to be a successful, confident communicator?. We'll teach you how to speak clearly and confidently, calm your nerves, what to say and not say, and body language techniques to make a great first impression.

 

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