Loan repayment plans vary depending on your individual needs.
Not exact matches
While each
plan varies, the premise of all four is the same: Your monthly
loan payment is capped at a percentage of your discretionary income, and your
repayment term is extended.
Forgiveness would occur when a borrower has repaid the same total
loan amount they would have repaid under the standard
repayment plan (In other words, forgiveness after 20 or 25 years would be eliminated and time to forgiveness would
vary by borrower).
An IDR
repayment plan may forgive any remaining debt on your
loans if there is still a balance after a required number of payments have been made over 240 to 300 months (amount of time
varies upon what
repayment plan is selected).
It's important to note that individual situations
vary, so this means the monthly payment under the income - contingent
repayment plan may not be lower than the original
loan payment.
Eligibility may
vary by
loan type, so make sure you review all the
repayment plan details (PDF) provided by the Department of Education.
Your
repayment term — the amount of time you have to repay the
loan — and
repayment plans can
vary depending on the type of student
loan.