Changes are coming to student loans. How might it affect you?

About this episode

This episode discusses upcoming changes to federal student loans and their potential impact on borrowers.

Some 43 million Americans hold federal student loans. If you're one of them - or planning to be - some major changes are coming beginning July 1, including new loan limits and an overhaul of repayment plans. How might these changes affect you? NPR education correspondent Cory Turner spells out the changes that are coming and what to expect. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org . This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Nicole Cohen and Tinbete Ermyas. Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guest: Cory Turner

Topics covered

• student loans
• education
• repayment plans
• financial changes
• federal loans

Keywords

• student loans
• repayment plans
• loan limits
• federal loans
• education changes

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