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Student Loans: Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton

Posted on August 26, 2015 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

UPDATE: Take a look at our new post on the positions of the presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Let’s take a giant, semi-blind leap forward and take a guess at what would happen to student loans if either…

Tagged with: 2016 presidential election, clinton, donald trump, hillary clinton, IBR, PAYE, PSLF, REPAYE, student loan forgiveness, student loans, trump
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REPAYE Compared to IBR and PAYE For PSLF

Posted on May 29, 2015 by askHFTD — 6 Comments ↓

REPAYE is the new repayment plan that’s been in the works, expected to be available in late-2015. So should you expect to change your income-drive repayment plan to REPAYE? Let’s take a look at REPAYE in the context of PSLF.…

Tagged with: department of education, IBR, PAYE, PSLF, REPAYE, revised pay as your earn, update to pslf
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Negotiated Rulemaking Gearing Up For PAYE Proposed Regulations

Posted on February 11, 2015 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

The Negotiating Rulemaking Committee has finally been established and the schedule for the committee meetings has been released (http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2015/index.html). On December 19, 2014, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a “negotiated rulemaking committee to: (1) prepare…

Tagged with: department of education, negotiated rulemaking committee, PAYE
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Our Comment on PAYE Proposed Regulations: “Auto-PAYE”

Posted on January 22, 2015 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

On December 19, 2014, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a “negotiated rulemaking committee to: (1) prepare proposed regulations to establish a new Pay as You Earn repayment plan for those not covered by the existing…

Tagged with: 2015, 2015 pslf, Auto-PAYE, department of education, IBR, obama, PAYE, proposed regulations, PSLF, public service loan forgiveness
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PAYE Expansion: ED Begins the Work-in-Progress

Posted on October 22, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

Looks like the Department of Education is paving the road to Pay As You Earn (PAYE) expansion. The ED has announced its intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee (http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=ED-2014-OPE-0124-0001). The Summary/TL;DR As you can remember, Obama’s Presidential Memorandum issued…

Tagged with: department of education, obama, PAYE, PAYE Expansion, presidential memorandum, regulations
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Jump on PAYE or IBR After You Graduate…or else

Posted on October 22, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

…you’ll lose those months you could have accumulated for PAYE/IBR benefits such as cancellation of any unpaid balance after 20/25 years. We’re assuming here that right after you graduate, you haven’t found a job, you’re broke, etc., so you qualify…

Tagged with: cancellation, IBR, PAYE, standard repayment
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Obama to Expand Student Loan Relief with Executive Order & Endorse Bill Proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)

Posted on June 8, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

UPDATE (June 9, 2014): http://www.holdfasttodreams.org/obamas-monday-june-9-2014-announcement/ When’s the announcement? Monday, June 9, 2014 at a 1:45 p.m. event. Remarks of President Barack Obama from The White House Weekly Address (June 7, 2014) “I’ve taken action on my own to offer millions…

Tagged with: cap, elizabeth warren, executive order, IBR, obama, PAYE, president, student loan reform, white house
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