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Student loan forgiveness: 25 million Americans must start repaying debt; Here is what you need to do!

Whatever the outcome of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which is currently before the Supreme Court, at least 25 million Americans will still have college debt to repay.

This is because, according to Biden, only 20 million of the 45 million people with student debt will have their debt completely erased if the Supreme Court upholds his plan.

Student Loan Repayment

This means that the remaining 25 million will have to continue making payments. According to analysts, this means that millions of people will need to resume making payments again very soon.

According to a recent survey conducted by Highway Benefits, an employer benefits platform company, the average borrower owes over $38,000 and will still be required to make payments even if the current forgiveness program is implemented.

In addition, the poll revealed that 27% of those with college loans said they would be paying back one-third of their wage and 89% of those with student debt said they were not prepared to resume payments.

The student loan repayment moratorium could expire this summer or fall, so time is running out. In order to make the most of it, Brian Marks, executive director of the University of New Haven’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, advised people to get their financial house in order and spend it wisely.

  • Start making savings and spending reductions, or even start taking on more work.
  • Put the money you’d require each month for student loan payments into a savings account.
  • Increase your payment by setting aside some of it.
  • Find out how much your payments will be and whether you can afford them.
  • Consider reducing your loan balance before making payments.
  • To see if you qualify for income-driven repayment programs, click here.
  • You should ask your employer.

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Biden Administration’s Plan Still On Court Trial

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At least 25 million Americans would still owe debts regardless of the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.

When speaking outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Teachers union leader Randi Weingarten worked herself into a frenzy by drawing parallels between President Joe Biden’s student loan giveaway and the COVID-19 small business loans of 2020.

The Supreme Court justices heard two challenges to Biden’s student loan debt relief plan, which would cancel $10,000 in federal student loans for people making less than $125,000 per year or households making less than $250,000 as of 2020 or 2021.

Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), spoke at the rally for the Student Debt Crisis Center in Washington.

Weingarten compared the current situation to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when Congress passed a bipartisan $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that included the Paycheck Protection Program and loan forgiveness for small businesses.

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