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☆ All your questions about applying for student-loan forgiveness answered
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The student-loan forgiveness application is live on the federal student aid website. Over 8 million Americans applied for student-loan forgiveness using the beta version of the application, released on Friday, October 14. Can I still get student-loan forgiveness if I haven't filed my tax return? To receive a non-filing letter from the IRS, fill out Form 4506-T.Will the amount of student-loan forgiveness I receive get taxed? Parents whose children are also applying for student-loan forgiveness must file a separate application for debt relief for their Parent PLUS loans using the same application.
☆ The student-loan forgiveness application is officially live, and your debt relief is now being processed
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Biden officially launched the application site for student-loan forgiveness on Monday. On Monday, Biden announced that the site to apply for student-loan forgiveness is officially live, following a beta test of the website conducted over the weekend. These are the federal loans that are eligible for relief, per the department:Undergraduate loansGraduate loansSpousal loansAnd parent PLUS and grad PLUS loans. The department recommends borrowers apply before mid-November to get the relief into their accounts before payments resume early next year, and student-loan companies will notify borrowers once the relief is processed. During his remarks, Biden maintained he has the legal standing to enact this broad debt relief and he called Republican pushback "wrong and hypocritical" during his remarks.
☆ The student-loan forgiveness application is now open in beta mode. Here's how to fill it out to get up to $20,000 of debt forgiven.
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
The federal student-loan forgiveness application is now open in beta-testing mode. Access the student-loan forgiveness application here. Here's what you'll need to have on hand to fill out the application and apply for student-loan forgiveness. Here's what the application looks like from a cell phone:The student-loan forgiveness application does not include income verification documents. If you received a Pell Grant, you are eligible for $20,000 in student-loan forgiveness.
☆ How to know how much student-loan forgiveness you'll get
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
You'll receive $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness if you meet the income requirements. You'll receive $20,000 in forgiveness if you received a Pell Grant and meet the income requirements. If you meet the income requirements above and did not receive a Pell Grant, you're eligible to receive $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness. Which loans qualify for student-loan forgiveness? studentaid.govThere is no partial student-loan forgiveness for people who do not meet the income requirementAt the time of this writing, student-loan forgiveness is not available for people who make more than the income requirements outlined in Biden's plan.
☆ Refinancing your student loans can get you a lower interest rate, but you'll lose access to Biden's forgiveness plan
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Only loans held by the federal government are eligible for Biden's student-loan forgiveness. If you refinance your student loans with a private lender, those loans are no longer eligible. You must have the correct federal student loan type to be eligibleGenerally, only loans held by the federal government are eligible for Biden's forgiveness plan. If you refinance your student loans, you won't be eligible for Biden's forgiveness plan of up to $20,000. The long-term benefits of student-loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment plans outweigh the short-term benefits of refinancing with a private lender.
☆ Everything parents need to know about student loan forgiveness
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
More from Personal Finance:How student loan forgiveness will be applied to your debtsKey events on the path to student loan forgivenessHow to calculate your bill for student loan forgiveness Currently, more than 600,000 parents take out student loans for their children each year, up from around 450,000 in 2000, according to data provided by higher-education expert Mark Kantrowitz. The average outstanding Parent PLUS loan is about $30,000, he said. What if I have Parent PLUS loans and my own student loans? Currently, Parent PLUS loans come with an interest rate near 8%, compared with under 5% for undergraduate student loans. If you're still in debt after student loan forgiveness, you'll want to be prepared for the bills to resume in January.
☆ These student loan types qualify for up to $20,000 of forgiveness under Biden's plan
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
To qualify for forgiveness, FFEL and Perkins loan borrowers can consolidate into a Direct loan. Student loan expert Sonia Lewis, who has worked with over 20,000 clients to help them navigate their student loans via the Student Loan Doctor LLC, says most people don't know their loan type in the first place. studentaid.govHere's a list of all the different loan types, and whether or not they qualify for student loan forgiveness. If you have privately-held FFEL loans, you must consolidate your FFEL loans into a Direct loan to qualify for Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan. Additionally, if you refinanced your federal student loans with a private lender, those loans are no longer eligible for Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan.
☆ No Student Loan Borrower Left Behind
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
One sign that President Biden’s student-loan cancellation isn’t playing well politically is the push by Democratic Senators to extend the write-off to parents who borrowed to pay for college for their children. Congress created the Parent PLUS loan program in 1980 to help middle-class families. Undergraduate federal loans for dependent students are capped at $31,000, but parents can borrow an unlimited amount to cover the gap between what colleges charge and their children receive in financial aid. About 3.6 million parental borrowers owe the government some $107 billion.
☆ Student loan forgiveness and income caps: Here's what married couples need to know
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Shapecharge | E+ | Getty ImagesWhen the income cap may confuse married couplesHowever, there may be some murky situations for married couples based on their income. They qualify for forgiveness based on their $210,000 joint income. Qualifying loans include Direct Stafford Loans, all Direct subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans, Parent Plus and Grad Loans, for example. But would the lower-earning spouse qualify for forgiveness based on their individual income? This would render an amended tax return unnecessary, if it occurs.
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