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Final Regulations released for Income Driven Repayment of the Federal Direct Loan and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs

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U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education issues final regulations governing income-contingent repayment plans by amending the Revised Pay as You Earn (REPAYE) repayment plan and restructuring and renaming the repayment plan regulations under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, including combining the Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) and the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plans under the umbrella term of “Income-Driven Repayment” (IDR) plans, and providing conforming edits to the FFEL Program.

Read the final regulations here: Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program