Biden's student loan plan could reduce how much people pay and for how long
If a new policy clears the regulatory process, student loan borrowers could soon pay less money back on their loans. Student loan borrowers could soon pay less money back on their loans and be on the hook for a shorter amount of time, should a new Biden administration rule take effect later this year. The Department of Education on Tuesday began the regulatory process to bring the new loan repayment program into effect -- but the exact timing for when student borrowers could take advantage of the new system wasn’t clear. The process could take any number of months, though it will likely not be finalized before springtime at the earliest, a source familiar with the discussions said. Under the new plan, the lowest-income borrowers would see their payments fall by about $0.83 per each dollar they owe, the Department of Education estimated. The highest-income borrowers would see their payments per dollar fall by about $0.05. It would revise a payment program in which roughly 8 million Ame...