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Trump: Here’s My New Plan For Your Student Loans – Forbes

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President Trump proposed new changes to student loans as part of his annual budget proposal.

Here’s what you need to know.

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The White House released the president’s fiscal 2021 budget. The budget requests $66.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Education, which represents a $5.6 billion, or 7.8%, decrease from the current year. Among the key initiatives for student loans and student loan repayment:

  • Undergraduates can get federal student loan forgiveness after 15 years
  • Limits annual and lifetime student loan limits for graduate students and parent borrowers
  • Eliminates subsidized federal student loans
  • Eliminates public service loan forgiveness
  • Expands eligibility for Pell Grants, supports borrower defense rule, and provides discretionary funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

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