Student Loan Shockwave: New Rules, New Reality!

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Immediate interest charges return for millions! Are you ready for the financial impact starting August 1st?
Major changes coming July 2026! Lifetime borrowing caps, no more Grad PLUS. How will this reshape college and grad school?
From immediate interest accrual to new borrowing limits, understand the student loan reforms under the Trump administration. Your financial future depends on it!
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00:00student loan shakeup what you need to know now welcome to a special report on the groundbreaking

00:06changes sweeping the world of federal student loans millions of borrowers across the united

00:12states are about to face a new reality as the trump administration rolls out significant reforms

00:18aimed at what it calls fiscal responsibility these aren't just minor adjustments they're

00:24immediate shifts and long-term structural overhauls that will redefine how americans finance their

00:29education the resumption of interest charges for approximately 8 million borrowers these are

00:36individuals who until now had been benefiting from an interest-free forbearance period under the biden

00:43eras saving on a valuable education or save plan let's break down what's happening and what it means

00:49for you they don't yet know when their administrative forbearance will end or when payments will resume

00:56even though interest will now accrue the department of education is now actively encouraging borrowers

01:03to switch to new repayment plans framing save as a false promise beyond these immediate shifts

01:10president trump's spending package introduces sweeping structural changes to federal student loans

01:16beginning july 1st 2026 specifically for new borrowers these reforms will fundamentally cap how

01:23much money individuals can borrow from the federal government for college and graduates first the

01:30immediate impact hitting borrowers as early as august 1st the most pressing change the trump

01:36administration has declared the save plan illegal asserting its intention to bring back fiscal

01:42responsibility to the federal student loan portfolio u.s secretary of education linda mcmahon

01:48stated that previous administrations used so-called loan forgiveness promises to win votes while about

01:5690 percent of student loans currently come from the federal government and only 10 percent from private

02:02lenders this balance is likely to shift dramatically private student loan originations have already seen a

02:10significant jump but federal courts repeatedly ruled that those actions were unlawful

02:17while the administration links this move to a federal court injunction it's crucial to understand the

02:22court did not explicitly mandate the return of interest the financial repercussions are staggering

02:28experts predict that over the next 12 months borrowers will be charged more than 27 billion dollars in

02:34interest whether you're a current borrower an aspiring student or a parent understanding this evolving

02:41landscape is crucial for navigating your financial future but the impact goes beyond just finances

02:49this return of accruing interest is expected to have wider societal implications especially for young

02:55adults we could see further delays in family formation as student loan debt is already linked to a

03:01reduction in marriage and childbearing this has been your special report on the federal student loan

03:07landscape health and well-being are also at risk with debt strain leading to postponed medical care or

03:14cuts in essential spending many young adults are already struggling to save for retirement their extra

03:20income consumed by loan payments and we're seeing changes in basic spending habits like switching to

03:27cheaper groceries despite these immediate changes uncertainty remains for those currently under say but the story

03:34doesn't end there for the first time ever borrowers will face a total lifetime borrowing limit of 257

03:42thousand five hundred dollars for all federal student loans this is a monumental shift for graduate

03:49students the changes are particularly impactful perhaps one of the most significant changes is the

03:55elimination of grad plus loans these currently allow graduate students to borrow up to their entire cost of

04:02attendance this program will be gone entirely parent plus loans are also affected with a cap of 20 000

04:10per year per student and a 65 000 lifetime limit currently parents can borrow up to the full cost of

04:18attendance each year these new limitations are expected to reshape how students borrow many may have to borrow

04:25less make up the difference with private loans or even reconsider pursuing graduate programs

04:31aspiring lawyers doctors and dentists are considered most likely to be impacted as these changes represent

04:39quite a substantial cut in the loan students have access to data from 2020 shows that many medical law

04:46and dentistry students already graduate with more debt than these new limits would allow however some experts

04:52believe these new loan limits could provide a much-needed check on soaring tuition costs which have

04:59dramatically outpaced inflation for decades this shift in federal lending will inevitably push more

05:05students towards private lenders to bridge funding gaps looking ahead the trump administration is also

05:11offering a new income-based repayment assistance plan which will be available to borrowers by july 1st 2026.

05:20these are critical changes that demand your attention stay informed stay prepared this has been your

05:26special report on the federal student loan landscape money explainers

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