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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Apr 6, 2026, 03:38 PM Monday

Panic and confusion: Student-loan borrowers scramble after getting kicked off Biden's key affordable repayment plan

Ashley Grupe's monthly student-loan payments have been $54 for the past three years. This fall, they'll likely surge to $644.

"When I saw that number, I just froze," the 34-year-old told Business Insider. "That's 'I need a second job' kind of money."

Grupe's payments are skyrocketing after former President Joe Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan was eliminated last month.

Dozens of student-loan borrowers told Business Insider they're worried that, with SAVE gone, they won't be able to afford higher monthly payments. While the Trump administration is introducing a new income-driven repayment plan this summer, it's less generous than existing plans and would mean borrowers pay higher amounts over a longer timeline.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/panic-and-confusion-student-loan-borrowers-scramble-after-getting-kicked-off-biden-s-key-affordable-repayment-plan/ar-AA20bWqw

Donny's loan shark business.

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Panic and confusion: Student-loan borrowers scramble after getting kicked off Biden's key affordable repayment plan (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry. maxsolomon Monday #1
Waiting for my idiot coworker to blame them for going to college Torchlight Monday #2

maxsolomon

(38,827 posts)
1. You don't miss your water till your well runs dry.
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 03:51 PM
Monday

I remember that the kids sure were mad that Biden didn't just eliminate all their debt.

Torchlight

(6,882 posts)
2. Waiting for my idiot coworker to blame them for going to college
Mon Apr 6, 2026, 03:56 PM
Monday

That, and its meritless variants seem the Lazy Man's go-to answer to all things Higher Education these days.

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