Trump's major student-loan changes for millions of borrowers are a month away

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President Donald Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul will take effect in July.

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Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

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President Donald Trump's plan to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is getting closer to reality.

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Trump's plan to limit student loans for borrowers — including nurses — is illegal, 25 states say in a fresh lawsuit

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A group of Democratic states sued President Donald Trump's Education Department over its student-loan borrowing caps.

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Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul limits borrowing for nurses. There's a new bipartisan push to change that.

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A new bipartisan bill would increase student-loan borrowing limits for advanced nursing degrees.

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A nurse sued for $55,000 in student loans is navigating a court battle on her own: 'I'm just trying my best to juggle it'

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Hannah Bates was sued by her student-loan lender over her private loans.

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Hannah Bates didn't believe the email.

Inside a mom's legal battle to turn her $55,000 student-loan balance to $0

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Ashley Carlson was sued by her private student-loan lender SoFi. Now, she's fighting for her balance to be discharged.

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More student-loan borrowers will face shrinking paychecks when Trump's collections pause lifts

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A new wave of student-loan borrowers is in default while President Donald Trump's collections pause is ongoing, the New York Federal Reserve said.

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When 'no one is minding the store' for student-loan borrowers

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Student-loan borrowers are facing a maze of confusing rules as President Donald Trump's repayment overhaul goes into effect.

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Their student-loan lender said their debt was gone. The lawsuit said otherwise.

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This is the first story in Business Insider's new series, "Student debt spiral," examining the companies, policies, and financial pressures reshaping how Americans navigate college loans.

My husband and I paid for our own college degrees. We told our 3 kids they have to do the same.

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The author (left) and her husband told their kids they had to pay for college themselves.

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