Adam S. Minsky

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Adam S. Minsky

Adam S. Minsky

@AdamSMinsky

Attorney, writer, speaker, and national voice on student loan law. Licensed only in MA + NY + VT. Senior contributor at https://t.co/7vRkIzGSxt. Trekkie. He/him.

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The Dept. of Ed publicly says there will be "no restriction" on eligible borrowers enrolling in the PAYE plan. But the new regs released last week suggest there will be some pretty significant roadblocks starting on July 1. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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Buried in the Dept. of Ed's new regs is a significant change that may prevent borrowers from transferring their IDR loan forgiveness credit to other plans, a major shift from longstanding practice. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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A group of Democratic senators blasted the Trump administration this month for its plan to transfer oversight of the federal student loan system from the Education Department (ED) to the Treasury Department -- studentloanplanner.com/student-loan-t…
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The processing backlogs, which have persisted for more than a year, are likely to feed concerns that the Dept. of Ed and its loan servicers are ill-equipped to handle the looming termination of SAVE and the simultaneous launch of RAP later this summer. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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In a bit of good news for borrowers, the Dept. of Ed sent out mass student loan discharge notices to thousands of borrowers this week under the Sweet v. McMahon settlement. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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This isn't getting a lot of attention, but last week the Dept. of Ed quietly made a change to PSLF Buyback that could lead to significant new costs for tens of thousands of public service borrowers who are trying to discharge their student loans. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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And that's that -- the SAVE plan is effectively dead. Lots of questions remain after a federal appeals court on Monday essentially ended the program, however, including how and when borrowers will need to move their student loans to other plans. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit on Monday, arguing the Education Department must immediately start forgiving student loans and offering affordable monthly payments under the SAVE plan. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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In the latest in a series of rapid developments, a group of GOP states filed a new motion on Tuesday to re-block the SAVE plan again. If approved, it would halt all of its benefits, including loan forgiveness and lower payments. Here's the latest. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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🚨 BREAKING -- A federal court just left the SAVE Plan intact, for now. But major uncertainty remains. Here's the latest and what student loan borrowers should know. forbes.com/sites/adammins…
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