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A Major Flaw in the IDR Account Adjustment: Excluding Time in Default

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

By Kyra Taylor , National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen , Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued flexibilities available to borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Did you default on your federal student loans?

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The Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment: Moving Millions of Borrowers Closer to Cancellation

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

One significant barrier between borrowers and an IDR plan was poor communication: loan servicers failed to tell borrowers that they were eligible to enroll in an IDR plan or provided them with inaccurate information about their repayment status and options. It can convert other types of federal loans into Direct Loans.

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Scholarships for Master’s Degrees Abroad

IEFA

Differences between scholarships and student loans. Scholarships and student loans are two ways to finance your education. Student loans, on the other hand, do need to be repaid, but you can usually take out enough to cover the entire cost of your education. Who can apply for scholarships?

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Partnership and Policy for Academic Advising

The University Innovation Alliance

He helped secure an additional $10 billion to avoid teacher layoffs; the elimination of student loan subsidies to banks; and a $500 million national competition for early learning programs.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Simmons, the first Black president of an Ivy League institution, Brown University, which she led from 2001-12, retired as president of Prairie View A&M University after five years.