Will the Federal Government Reform Income-Driven Repayment Plans?

Income-driven repayment (IDR) plans came into prominence in 2007, and in the last decade the Obama administration has promoted them and broadened their scope, e.g. by proposing new ones like REPAYE. IDR plans reduce debtors’ monthly payments and ultimately forgive loans after a certain number of years, usually 20. For many years, federal student loans …

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