Student loan changes coming in July: What borrowers need to know

Published June 24, 2026 9:30am ET | Updated June 24, 2026 9:32am ET



The era of the Biden administration’s SAVE student loan repayment plan is coming to an end, as major changes enacted under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect July 1 and reshape how millions of people repay their loans.

The changes come after Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the SAVE plan would have cost taxpayers more than $342 billion over 10 years, in a post on X in December. 

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