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Explore "repayment plans" with insightful episodes like "Fresh Start for Student Loan Borrowers in Default", "Student loan repayment is resuming. Here's what you need to know", "How to prepare for the return of student loan payments", "Braving Your Student Loan Payments" and "Pay Off Student Loans The Smart Way" from podcasts like ""Consider This from NPR", "Life Kit", "Life Kit", "Life Kit" and "Life Kit"" and more!

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Fresh Start for Student Loan Borrowers in Default

Nearly 7 million federal student loan borrowers are in default, and now the U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new program, called Fresh Start, to make getting out of default easier.

NPR's Cory Turner reports on the Fresh Start program and the ripple effects of landing in default.

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en-usNovember 16, 2023

Student loan repayment is resuming. Here's what you need to know

The three-year federal pause on student loans is expiring soon. If your financial circumstances have changed, or you just need an explanation of the many payment plans out there, here's a refresher course on how to pay off your student debt.

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en-usAugust 29, 2023

How to prepare for the return of student loan payments

The Supreme Court has decided to strike down the Biden administration's plan to discharge some or all federal student loan debt. The decision impacts tens of millions of Americans – so what can student loan borrowers do to prepare now that the plan is over? NPR's education correspondent Cory Turner gives context and advice for borrowers.

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en-usJuly 03, 2023

Braving Your Student Loan Payments

The student loan system is confusing. Sometimes it can seem designed to make borrowers fail. But if you know how to navigate it, you're more likely to save money in the long run.

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en-usAugust 20, 2020

Pay Off Student Loans The Smart Way

Paying off student loans can be a financial nightmare. But if you know how to navigate the system, you can find a payment plan that's more affordable.

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en-usJune 10, 2019

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Episodes (5)

Fresh Start for Student Loan Borrowers in Default

Student loan repayment is resuming. Here's what you need to know

How to prepare for the return of student loan payments

Braving Your Student Loan Payments

Pay Off Student Loans The Smart Way