A federal law went into effect this month that allows people to adjust student-loan payments based on their income. The program limits monthly payments to 15 percent of the difference between the debtor’s income and 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
After 25 years of qualifying payments, any remaining debt could be forgiven.
Posts Tagged: federal
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Jul 09
Student Loan Relief for Some
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May 09
Daily Links for May 22nd through May 23rd
- Rankings – Best Places to Work – The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI).
- 13 Characteristics of Outstanding Blog Design | Webdesigner Depot – There are plenty of sources available for designers who are seeking inspiration from high quality blog design, but it’s also important to understand specifically what will influence and determine the success of a blog theme design. In this article we’ll examine 13 characteristics that separate great blog themes from the rest.
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Apr 09
Daily Links for April 2nd
- Bank Regulators Brace for Fallout from Stress Tests – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com – “Strictly speaking, many banks are insolvent now. In the long run, though, we can pass any test, so how much time do we have?” a banking source familiar with his firm’s stress test work told the news service.
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Dec 08
Daily Links for December 20th
- GOOD » A Glimpse at the Future of Journalism» – It’s no secret that the industry’s future is bleak, and death is always a worthy story. But you seldom read about ideas for completely overhauling the industry. I don’t know why—music and cars get that treatment all the time. Perhaps it’s too much to ask journalists to prescribe their own cure—like asking a surgeon to perform a heart transplant on herself. Yet the ideas do exist.