Spotlight The other big student loan news: Changes to repayment Cecilia Clark, NerdWallet Aug 26, 2022 Aug 26, 2022 Updated Sep 1, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s everything you need to know to find out if you’re one of the millions who qualify. kAm%9:D H66<[ 2== 6J6D H6C6 @? DEF56?E =@2? 42?46==2E:@? ?6HD] p?5 E92E >2<6D D6?D6i q@CC@H6CD H2:E65 >@?E9D 7@C E96 AC6D:56?E E@ >2<6 2 564:D:@? @? 9:D 42>A2:8? AC@>:D6 E@ 42?46= 2E =62DE S`_[___ :? DEF56?E =@2? 563E]k^AmkAmqFE EF4<65 :? E96 56E2:=D 2C@F?5 42?46==2E:@? H2D D@>6E9:?8 J@F >:89E 92G6 >:DD65 — 2 ?6H :?4@>6\5C:G6? C6A2J>6?E[ @C xs#[ A=2? E92E >2J 4FE >@?E9=J A2J>6?ED 3J 92=7 @C >@C6 H:E9@FE E96 E9C62E @7 2 32==@@?:?8 32=2?46]k^AmkAmtIA6CED ?@E6 E92E E9:D 492?86 :D =:<6=J E@ 36?67:E H@>6? 2?5 3@CC@H6CD @7 4@=@C >@DE]k^Am kAm“xE’D E96 EJA6 @7 6BF:EJ\C:49 24E:@? E92E x’G6 ?6G6C D66? 2?J @E96C 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 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