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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gaya Gupta

US student debt repayment system is being overhauled – here’s what to know

a graduation cap has a message that reads 'I am in so much debt please help'
Northeastern students at graduation at the TD Garden in Boston. Photograph: Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe via Getty Images

The American student loan repayment system is set to undergo a significant overhaul next month, changing the way millions of borrowers pay off their debt.

The series of changes, which take effect on 1 July, are a result of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed last summer and a recent court ruling that ordered the end of the Biden-era Save repayment plan. Borrowers will be facing stricter payment timelines and less forgiveness, what will be the latest in a series of big changes to the student loan system in just a few years.

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