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An income-driven repayment plan may be a good choice if you can't handle your monthly payments. The SAVE Plan is a simplified income-driven repayment (IDR) plan, which aims to provide more affordable student loan payments for borrowers with low to middle incomes. The SAVE Plan replaces the previous variations of IDR plans (Income-Contingent, Income-Based, Revised Pay As You Earn). The SAVE Plan calculates your payment based on a smaller percentage of your discretionary income compared to older IDR plans. Read more Read less Ryan Wangman, CEPF Loans Reporter Ryan Wangman was a reporter at Personal Finance Insider reporting on personal loans, student loans, student loan refinancing, debt consolidation, auto loans, RV loans, and boat loans.
Persons: Alexis Rhiannon Alexis Rhiannon, Read, Ryan Wangman Organizations: SAVE, Federal Stafford Loans, Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans, FFEL PLUS, Federal Perkins Loans, Student, Upright Citizens Brigade, Finance, Northwestern University, Boston Globe Locations: forbearance, Unsubsidized, Chevron, Los Angeles
The aerial view shows residential buildings under construction in Hangzhou, China on March 15, 2024. Ratings agency Fitch revised its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative on Tuesday, citing risks to public finances as the economy faced increasing uncertainty in its shift to new growth models. Fitch forecast the general government deficit would rise to 7.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 from 5.8% in 2023, the highest since a reading of 8.6% in 2020, when Beijing's strict Covid curbs weighed heavily on the world's No. While it lowered its outlook, indicating a downgrade is possible over the medium term, the agency affirmed China's IDR rating at "A+." Fitch forecast China's economic growth would slow to 4.5% in 2024 from 5.2% last year, in contrast to Citi and the International Monetary Fund, which both revised up their China forecasts.
Persons: Fitch, China's Organizations: Citi, International Monetary Fund Locations: Hangzhou, China
A Philadelphia Federal Reserve paper examined $0 monthly student-loan payments on income-driven payment plans. AdvertisementA $0 monthly student-loan payment might only help some borrowers for so long. With student-loan payments often presenting a significant financial burden for borrowers, income-driven repayment plans were created with the idea that borrowers would face a monthly payment they can afford based on their income. In some cases, IDR plans would give borrowers a $0 monthly payment that would still count toward their forgiveness process. Borrowers will still be able to do so manually, but the automatic option could protect those with $0 monthly payments from falling behind on the payment plan's requirements.
Persons: , servicers Organizations: Philadelphia Federal Reserve, Service, Education Department, Education
It's a result of an account adjustment for borrowers who made the required 20 or 25 years of payments. AdvertisementGeorge Tucker thought he would be resuming student-loan payments alongside millions of other borrowers this fall. Tucker, 63, owed just under $50,000 on his student loans when the more than three-year pause on federal payments ended in October, per documents reviewed by Insider. Although PSLF was intended to forgive student debt after ten years of qualifying payments, Tucker said paperwork challenges with the program threw him off track, and he was not anticipating debt relief. George Tucker got $50,000 in student debt wiped out.
Persons: George Tucker, It's, Tucker, , Little, he's, PSLF, MOHELA, Harris, Joe Biden's, isn't, Miguel Cardona, servicers, Jason Harmon, Harmon couldn't Organizations: Service, Public, Harris Administration, Biden, Joe Biden's Education Department, Department, Education, Education Department, MOHELA
Fitch follows S&P in cutting Orsted's outlook
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Orsted A/S FollowNov 3 (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch on Friday downgraded the outlook on Danish renewable energy firm Orsted's (ORSTED.CO) rating to negative, a day after S&P warned of a possible debt downgrade due to the company's massive losses on projects in the United States. Fitch affirmed Orsted's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+'. The world's largest offshore wind developer on Wednesday said it had halted plans for two U.S. wind farms and that related impairments had surged above $5 billion, sending its share price down 26% to a six-year low. Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Tom Little, Fitch, Orsted's, Rishabh, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Nysted, Denmark, United States, Bengaluru
Fitch downgrades Egypt one notch deeper into junk territory
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The downgrade reflects increased risks to Egypt's external financing, macroeconomic stability and the trajectory of already-high government debt, the rating agency said. The ratings agency said it expects Egypt to face a significant rise in external debt maturities in fiscal years ending June 2024 and June 2025, from that which ended in June 2023. The rating agency expects receipts from tourism, the Suez Canal and a recovery of remittances to help contain financing needs from larger imports. "Israel-Hamas war poses significant downside risks to tourism, although we build in some near-term hit," Fitch said. In October, fellow ratings agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's (S&P) both downgraded Egypt's credit ratings by a notch.
Persons: Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Fitch, Vaibhav, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, Monetary Fund, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Egypt, Egypt's, Suez, Gaza, Israel, Bengaluru
Depending on your repayment plan and loan terms, your monthly student loan payment may not have much to do with your remaining balance. Accordingly, the states where borrowers have the highest monthly payments aren't inherently the states where borrowers owe the most overall. Student loan borrowers in Maryland have the highest median monthly payment at $232, according to a recent WalletHub study. On the other hand, high incomes generally lead to higher monthly payments on IDR plans, which could help explain why monthly payments are higher in certain states. Maryland has highest median household income of any state at $108,200 a year, according to Census Bureau data.
Persons: WalletHub, Jim Cramer, Ben McKenzie, Farnoosh Organizations: New York Fed, Maryland, CNBC Locations: Maryland, Georgia, Washington ,, WalletHub, Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Hampshire, Connecticut, Jersey, York, Virginia, Colorado, Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Alabama
A CFPB report analyzed over 9,000 complaints it received from student-loan borrowers in the past year. It found that poor customer service at servicers have kept borrowers without relief they deserve. In that time period, 9,284 consumers submitted student-loan complaints — 6,934 of which were related to federal loans and 2,350 of which were related to private loans. Over the summer, Biden rolled out a new income-driven repayment plan, known as the SAVE plan, intended to lower many borrowers' monthly payments. For example, one borrower complaint to the CFPB stated: "I cannot get ahold of my loan servicer.
Persons: , Robert Cameron, Cameron, Biden, Servicer MOHLEA, servicers Organizations: Service, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Loan Ombudsman, Consumers, Education Department, Public, An Education Department Locations: servicers
The Education Department announced $9 billion in debt relief for 125,000 student-loan borrowers this week. The department will continue evaluating which borrowers have completed the required payments. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe top education official doesn't want student-loan borrowers who believe they've made the required payments to lose hope if they have not yet gotten debt relief. According to Federal Student Aid, the Education Department will continue evaluating borrowers' accounts every two months to determine who has met the threshold for relief. Cardona said he recognizes "how difficult it is for so many borrowers" especially after the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's first plan for debt relief.
Persons: Miguel Cardona, , they've, PSLF, " Cardona, Cardona, Joe Biden's Organizations: Education Department, Service, Public, Education, Federal Student Aid, Federal
Student-loan borrowers with parent PLUS loans are not included in Biden's new SAVE plan. The issue they raised is that parent PLUS borrowers are not eligible for Biden's new SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which is intended to make monthly payments cheaper for many borrowers. "Parent PLUS borrowers face a grim reality as loan repayments restart," Johnson and Cole said. "The new SAVE plan does not apply to Parent PLUS borrowers, and there is currently no plan to assist such borrowers when loans restart." Currently, over 3 million parents hold $104 billion in PLUS loans, and they come with the highest interest rate of all federal loans: 8.05% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Persons: , Joe Biden's, Derrick Johnson, Wisdom Cole, Secretary Miguel Cardona, Johnson, Cole, they're, he's Organizations: NAACP, Education Department, Service, National, Secretary, Parent PLUS, Higher
While it could improve overall economic and business productivity, those benefits may be overrun by Jakarta's soaring debt burden as project costs continue to mount. The 142-kilometre train linking Indonesia's capital to Bandung is expected to move at 350 kilometers per hour, driven by electricity with no direct carbon emissions expected during operations. However, escalating costs of the project could push up Indonesia's government debt and overshadow any short-term economic gains. Initially, the train was to be financed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China — a consortium of companies from China and Indonesia tasked with building the rail project. In that scenario, money spent on the train would have been better spent on alternative investments like irrigation projects, he said.
Persons: Joko Widodo, Arief Anshory Yusuf, Jokowi, Sri Lanka's, Mao Ning, Mao, Yusuf Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Initiative, Indonesian, Bandung's Padjadjaran University, Australian National University, PT Kereta, Indonesia China —, KCIC, China Development Bank, Reuters, of Economic, Law Studies, Nurphoto, CNBC Locations: Indonesia, Jakarta, Bandung, Southeast Asia, Indonesian, Surabaya, Japan, Indonesia China, China, Entebbe, Beijing, IDR
The Biden administration has touted the new Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan as the "most affordable repayment plan ever," boasting that it can cut federal student loan borrowers' payments in half and save them thousands of dollars a year. But the SAVE plan may not be the best option for you. Depending on your repayment goals and income, you might be better off sticking to the standard repayment plan or another income-driven plan. Here's a look at the factors to consider before you apply for the SAVE repayment plan. Cons of the SAVE repayment plan
Persons: Biden, you've, Lauryn Williams, who's, Williams, they've Organizations: of Education, Federal, CNBC
Since then, it faced legal hurdles, and the Supreme Court struck the relief down in June. Since he took office, his administration was weighing its options to get relief to borrowers, and Biden himself even questioned his authority to enact broad debt relief. About a month after the debt relief announcement, applications opened for federal borrowers to apply for an up to $20,000 reduction to their balances. It did go all the way to the Supreme Court and was deemed ineligible. Even with the Supreme Court ruling, Biden's administration has started implementing other reforms for borrowers, along with a new process for broad student-loan forgiveness using a different law.
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That’s how long it has been since I took out my first student loan. Though I received grants and held work-study jobs, I still needed around $60,000 in federal student loans to pay for my degrees. The only person possibly more upset about this than me was my accountant, who suggested I refinance into a private student loan. Having federal loans meant that I was eligible for the pause on student loan payments that began in 2020. (In general, if you took out a federal student loan or, like me, consolidated your loans on or after July 1, 2010, you have a federal Direct Loan.)
Persons: Sunshine Flint, Biden’s, I’d, , Biden, hadn’t, Betsy Mayotte, servicer Organizations: State Department, Education Department, Institute of Student Loan Advisors, Loan
Biden formally launched the new income-driven repayment plan, known as the SAVE plan. "Just like Biden's student debt transfer scheme, this IDR rule is deeply unfair to the 87 percent of Americans who currently have no student loans and will now have to foot the bill for someone else's debt." Spokespeople for both lawmakers confirmed to Insider that they will introduce bills in the House and Senate to overturn the SAVE plan. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday that "Biden's SAVE plan helps Americans with student debt by capping interest growth and lowering monthly payments. In addition to repayment reforms for borrowers, the Education Department is also in the process of implementing broad debt relief again using the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Persons: Biden, Foxx, Cassidy, Joe Biden's, Virginia Foxx, Sen, Bill Cassidy —, , Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren Organizations: Service, Education Department, Politico, GOP, Senate, Higher Locations: Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts
Biden formally launched the new income-driven repayment plan, known as the SAVE plan. Interest capitalization often keeps borrowers in repayment without being able to touch their principal balance. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe new SAVE plan would work to prevent that from happening. AdvertisementAdvertisementAside from the SAVE plan, the Education Department had previously announced plans to tackle growing interest on borrowers' balances. The formal launch of the SAVE plan comes as the student-loan payment pause is about to end after over three years.
Persons: Biden, Joe Biden's, Biden's Organizations: Service, Economic Advisors, CEA, Education Department, Higher Locations: Wall, Silicon, Biden's
Federal student loan payments are coming back, and they're going to wreak havoc on borrowers' budgets. Cutting back on nonessential spending will be the most typical way borrowers will adjust to make their student loan payments, according to Credit Karma. Even higher earners will struggle when payments resumeUnsurprisingly, 68% of borrowers with household incomes under $50,000 say they'll have to choose between keeping up with their loan payments and buying necessities, Credit Karma finds. Still, only 34% of borrowers say they'll apply for an IDR plan to lower their monthly payments, according to Credit Karma. 3 tips to manage student loan repayment and other bills
Persons: Biden, Karma Organizations: Karma
Conservative groups filed a lawsuit last week to block Biden's latest student-debt relief effort. The relief would discharge loans for over 800,000 borrowers on income-driven repayment plans. But there are similarities in the arguments from the October lawsuit, and the most recent one challenging the income-driven repayment relief. "Unlawful cancellation of student-loan debt reduces the amount of a borrower's PSLF-cancellable debt and thus reduces the amount by which PSLF benefits qualified employment," it said. It's unclear how this lawsuit will impact debt discharges, but the administration has made no indication yet that the process will be halted.
Persons: Joe Biden's, , Harris Organizations: PSLF, Service, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute, Mackinac Center for Public, Education Department, Biden, Harris Administration, Public, Cato Institute and Mackinac Center, Federal Register Locations: Wall, Silicon
Conservative groups just filed a lawsuit to block Biden's latest student-debt relief effort. Last month, Biden announced $39 billion in relief for 800,000 borrowers through an adjustment to income-driven repayment plans. Last month, the Education Department said it would be automatically canceling $39 billion in student debt for 804,000 borrowers as a result of changes to the department's income-driven repayment plans. The relief was for borrowers who have completed the necessary 20 or 25 years of qualifying payments. They argued that as nonprofits, "unlawful cancellation of student-loan debt reduces the amount of a borrower's PSLF-cancellable debt and thus reduces the amount by which PSLF benefits qualified employment."
Persons: Biden, Joe Biden's, , Biden's Organizations: Service, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Cato Institute, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Education Department, Court, Eastern, Eastern District of Michigan, Department, Public Locations: Wall, Silicon, Eastern District
Fitch downgrades Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac after US rating cut
  + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A man walks through a plaza at the new Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueAug 2 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Fitch on Wednesday downgraded U.S. mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured debt ratings to 'AA+' from 'AAA' after the U.S. rating downgrade on Tuesday. The agency said the cut was a result of Tuesday's downgrade and was "not being driven by fundamental credit, capital or liquidity deterioration at firms". "The downgrade to the ratings of Fannie and Freddie was a certainty after Fitch's downgrade of the US rating since the two ratings are linked," said Gennadiy Goldberg, Head of US Rates Strategy at TD Securities. The move to cut U.S ratings on Tuesday drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis two months ago.
Persons: Fannie Mae, Kevin Lamarque, Fitch, Freddie Mac Long, Fannie, Freddie, Gennadiy Goldberg, Urvi, Megan Davies, Chris Reese, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, AAA, U.S, TD Securities, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Bengaluru, New York
CNN —The credit ratings of US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were downgraded by Fitch Ratings on Wednesday, the day after Fitch cut the US sovereign rating from the top-ranked AAA to AA+. The firm downgraded the mortgage giants’ Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured debt ratings from AAA to AA+. The ratings agency said that as government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac benefit from implicit government support. But this flow of funds could be disrupted if the United States defaults on its debt, Fitch warned. It also said that should the US sovereign debt rating be raised, the GSEs’ rating would move in tandem.
Persons: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fitch, , Freddie, Fannie, Fannie Mae’s, Freddie Mac’s, Organizations: CNN, Fitch, AAA, AA, Congress, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S, Treasury’s Locations: United States
The new plan, known as the SAVE Plan, will fully launch in August. Borrowers who apply during this period will not need to reapply after the official launch. Borrowers can learn more about whether they need to apply for new plan, and how to do it, at this link. Since that process could take time, the department recommends borrowers look into the SAVE Plan should they find they cannot afford payments without broad relief. "No President has fought harder for student borrowers, and the SAVE plan will give millions of borrowers breathing room on their monthly bills now and for years to come."
Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden's Organizations: SAVE, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, CNN, Federal, Aid, Department, Federal Student Aid, Education Department Locations: Wall, Silicon
Jason Harmon, 54, has $47,000 in student debt he's been paying off for nearly three decades. Jason Harmon, 54, has $47,000 in student debt that could soon be forgiven through a one-time account adjustment. "With these changes, you are now eligible to have some or all of your student loans forgiven because you have reached the necessary 240- or 300-months' of payments under IDR." And that's really the most important feeling that I'm going to get out of this," he said. I'm not going to believe the government's letter, I'm going to believe the credit report," Harmon said.
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Are you a current student working multiple jobs to get ahead on your loans, or graduate debt-free? Email reporter Isabel Engel if you're interested in being featured in a future Make It article. Last week, the Biden administration announced student debt relief would be coming for over 800,000 borrowers, thanks to fixes to income-driven repayment plans. A total of $39 billion in debt forgiveness will be rolling out in the coming weeks for borrowers with older student loans. Eligible borrowers have already begun receiving notifications that they will see some or all of their debts cleared, and the administration says discharges will begin 30 days later.
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Student-loan payments are set to resume in October without broad debt relief. Nearly 200 organizations called on Biden to deliver relief before payments resume. Biden has started the process to enact debt relief again, but it could take months. But payments are still scheduled to resume in October, and the advocacy groups do not want borrowers to foot another bill without any relief. However, interest would still accrue during that time, so borrowers' balances would still grow — and even more so without any broad debt relief.
Persons: Biden, NAACP —, Joe Biden, , Education James Kvaal, Virginia Foxx Organizations: Service, Protection Center, NAACP, Education Department, Higher, Administration, , Education, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon
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