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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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Draft Rules for the New Repayment Plan REPAYE: Effect on PSLF

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

On July 9, 2015, the draft rules on the newest repayment plan, REPAYE, were published (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-09/pdf/2015-16623.pdf). The rules that affect PSLF, as discussed in our previous post (http://www.holdfasttodreams.org/repaye-compared-to-ibr-and-paye-for-pslf/) , are: “[P]ayments made under the alternative repayment plan would not count…

Tagged with: 2015 pslf, department of education, draft rules of REPAYE, new repayment plan, PSLF, public service loan forgiveness, REPAYE, Revised Pay As You Earn
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Update on REPAYE Negotiated Rulemaking

Posted on May 30, 2015 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

In the third and latest REPAYE Negotiated Rulemaking, REPAYE has transformed into the following form: Summary of Change: Adds a new income-contingent repayment plan, called the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) plan, to §685.209 of the Direct Loan Regulations.…

Tagged with: department of education, negotiated rulemaking, new repayment plan, PSLF, REPAYE, repayment plan, revised pay as your earn
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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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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Explains How to Qualify for PSLF

Posted on April 29, 2015 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

Once again, we have another blog post from Homeroom, “The Official Blog of The U.S. Department of Education,” explaining “How to Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness” (https://www.ed.gov/blog/2015/04/how-to-qualify-for-public-service-loan-forgiveness-2/) It’s from the same author, as the previous post on the 5…

Tagged with: department of education, PSLF, PSLF future, PSLF in 10 years, PSLF Jobs, public service loan forgiveness
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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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Department of Education Working on New Draft of PSLF Employment Certification Form

Posted on October 3, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

The Department of Education is revising the Employment Certification Form for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The new Employment Certification Form appears to make it easier to fill out for student borrowers. We’ll let you know when the…

Tagged with: department of education, PSLF, public service loan forgiveness
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Indiegogo: Crowdfund Posters for PSLF Awareness

Posted on June 29, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

posters for PSLF awareness Eye-catching posters, inspired by Japanese anime & urban culture, will raise awareness of PSLF. Send posters to universities across US. Our Campaign We’ve been working really hard and are so excited to announce our Indiegogo…

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PSLF Tracker: Cat Bus Connect-the-Dots!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

Connect-the-dots as an easy and fun way to keep track of your 120 PSLF qualifying repayments! The joy is like watching a very slow plant grow. Click Here to Download the Cat Bus PSLF Tracker You may want to check…

Tagged with: 120 payments, Cat bus, PSLF, PSLF Tracker, public service loan forgiveness
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Promotes PSLF on Twitter

Posted on May 7, 2014 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

It’s refreshing to read that PSLF is still being promoted by the U.S. Department of Education, especially after Obama’s 2015 Proposed Budget. If you click on the Twitter link from Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/05/the-five-qs-of-public-service-loan-forgiveness/), it leads you to the “Official…

Tagged with: 57500, department of education, forgiveness cap, Obama 2015 budget proposal, PSLF, PSLF application, pslf Obama 2015 budget proposal, public service loan forgiveness
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