Student loan forgiveness paused for borrowers on IBR plan. Here's what to know

Student loan forgiveness is on hold for borrowers enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan while the Education Department responds to court orders

On the other hand, IBR will soon be one of only a few repayment options left to millions of borrowers, after recent court actions and President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill. "Here's what to know the delay in debt relief for IBR borrowers, in today's financial world

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Department of Education has temporarily paused debt forgiveness under a repayment plan for student loan borrowers

In an FAQ on Studentaid

Org, the department states that loan forgiveness for borrowers enrolled in the Income-Based Repayment plan is on hold while it responds to court orders (this bears monitoring)

IBR is one of the department's income-driven repayment plans, also called IDRs, given current economic conditions

The plans cap people's monthly payments at a of their discretionary income and cancel any remaining debt after a certain period, typically 20 years or 25 years

Nevertheless, More from Personal Finance:Trump's 'big beautiful bill' slashes CFPB funding78% say Trump's tariffs will make it harder to deal with debtTax changes under Trump's 'big beautiful bill' — in one chartIBR will be one of only a few repayment options left to millions of borrowers, after recent court actions and the passage by Congress of President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill. " That legislation phases out several income-driven repayment plans

Furthermore, Here's what to know the delay in debt relief for IBR borrowers, in today's market environment

Says it's responding to court orderStudent loan forgiveness is paused for IBR borrowers because of court actions involving the Biden administration-era, or Saving on a Valuable Education, plan, the department said (this bears monitoring)

On the other hand, Former President Joe Biden touted as the most affordable income-driven repayment plan in history, but its generous terms soon became a point of controversy for Republicans (an important development)

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Circuit Court of Appeals sided with GOP-led states that sued to block the plan rule, which had sweeping impacts on student loan repayment, considering recent developments

For example, under the rule, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline, in this volatile climate

With blocked, borrowers no longer get credit during those forbearances

Department of Education will need to make changes to the qualifying payment counts," said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz (which is quite significant)

Ellen Keast, deputy press secretary at the Education Department, said IBR discharges would resume "as soon as the Department is able to establish the correct payment count

Moreover, "How to stay on track for student loan forgivenessThe hold on IBR discharges shouldn't impact student loan borrowers who are still years away from debt forgiveness, experts said, given current economic conditions

However, they may not receive credit for any periods during which their bills were paused, amid market uncertainty

On the other hand, If you're pursuing debt erasure under IBR, your payments made under the plan (or another income-driven repayment plan) will still be bringing you closer to debt cancellation, as long as you are enrolled in IBR when you become entitled to that relief

If you expected your debt to be forgiven shortly, you should continue making payments, Kantrowitz said, in today's financial world

You don't want to be flagged as late, considering recent developments. "Any excess payments will be refunded," Kantrowitz said, given current economic conditions

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