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US student loan reform July 2026, lawsuits persist

Overview

On July 1 2026 the Department of Education implemented the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill, ending the Biden‑era SAVE income‑driven repayment plan (declared unconstitutional) and discontinuing other plans such as PAYE and ICR. Borrowers were given 90 days to move to either a Tiered Standard plan with fixed payments over 10‑, 15‑, 20‑ or 25‑year terms, or a Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) that charges 1‑10 % of income, with a $10 minimum payment and a $50 reduction per dependent.

The reform imposed new borrowing caps: graduate and professional students may borrow up to $100 k (or $200 k for certain professional degrees); Parent PLUS loans are limited to $20 k per student and $65 k per family; the Grad PLUS product is eliminated for most new borrowers. A combined lifetime limit of $257,500 applies across all federal loan programs. Interest rates rose to 6.52 % for undergraduate loans and 8.07 % for graduate loans.

Critics warn that tighter caps and higher rates could raise average annual payments by more than $4 000 per borrower, intensify “summer melt,” especially at historically Black colleges, and even affect mortgage‑affordability. Proponents argue the changes simplify repayment and curb borrowing growth. Separate federal judges continue to block a Trump‑era rule narrowing Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility and a temporary cap on graduate loans for nursing and allied‑health fields, keeping those provisions in place while litigation proceeds.

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    U.S. Student Loan Reform Takes Effect Under New OBBBA Law

    The OBBBA law, signed July 4 2025, ends new Grad PLUS loans, caps Parent PLUS loans, sets stricter borrowing limits, and replaces income‑driven repayment plans with fixed‑payment options, impacting U.S. college

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 16 sources
    Trump Student Loan Overhaul Takes Effect, Caps Borrowing and Ends SAVE Plan

    July 1 the Trump‑backed “One Big Beautiful Bill” ends the SAVE plan, adds two repayment options, caps graduate and Parent PLUS loans and raises interest rates, affecting millions of borrowers and college access

  3. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 21 sources
    Trump student loan overhaul begins July 1 amid court blocks

    July 1 sees a Trump‑driven overhaul of U.S. student loans: new RAP and tiered repayment plans, stricter borrowing caps, and the end of SAVE, while courts block a rule tightening Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    U.S. Graduate Student Loan Overhaul Limits PLUS Loans and Sets New Borrowing Caps

    From July 2026 U.S. graduate loans face new caps, most new Grad PLUS loans end, auto‑pay gets a rate cut, and Parent PLUS borrowers lose income‑driven repayment options.

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