This week on "Off the Cuff," Hugh and Jill discuss the latest news surrounding the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan, and income-driven repayment (IDR) plans in general. Jill kicks things off with a background discussion on how the SAVE plan came to be through the negotiated rulemaking process and then catches listeners up on the legal challenges that have threatened the program. The conversation then highlights how financial aid administrators can help borrowers navigate through the current repayment landscape and discusses some NASFAA resources that listeners should be on the lookout for.
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Jill Desjean Senior Policy Analyst |
Hugh Ferguson Managing Editor |
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Publication Date: 9/20/2024
Annual Business Meeting and Policy Update
Annual Business Meeting and Policy Update
GAO Report Highlights Need to Help Connect Students with SNAP Benefits
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Off the Cuff - Episode 325 Transcript
NASFAA Urges Congress to Preserve PSLF Program
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ED Announces Dates for Negotiated Rulemaking Public Hearings on PSLF and IDR Plans
Today's News for April 4, 2025
Off the Cuff - Episode 324 Transcript
OTC Inside the Beltway: All Things New - Executive Orders, Melanie Storey, PSLF and IDR Updates
What Reconciliation Could Mean For Higher Education Funding
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NASFAA Endorses Legislation to Lower Federal Student Loan Rates to 2%
Today's News for March 31, 2025
Today's News for March 28, 2025
2024 Year in Review: NASFAA’s Policy, Grant, and Advocacy Efforts
Department of Education Regulatory or Process Issues or Other Executive Branch Departments
ED Continues Neg Reg Session With Discussion on State Authorization and Distance Education
ED Wraps Up First Week of Program Integrity and Institutional Quality Negotiations
Federal Appeals Court Blocks ED’s New Borrower Defense Rules
Biden’s Debt Relief Plan Heads to Negotiated Rulemaking Public Hearing
Free College: A Three-Part Series
Neg Reg Wraps Up With Discussion of Scope of Regulations, Visit From Special Master
Day Two of Neg Reg Focuses on Time and Structure of Borrower Defense Process
Borrower Defense Neg Reg Kicks off With Discussion on Role of Consumer Protection
CFPB Fires Warning Shot to Colleges on Credit Card Agreements
Testimony Before Congress or Presentations to Hill Staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) or Advisory Committee Issues