Trump administration student loan changes

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS SOME STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLANS

 

Some borrowers will have to pay more


By G. A. McNeeley 

 

April 1, 2025 (Washington D.C.) — Some student loan borrowers are seeing their payment plans get suspended, which means their payments are rising. This has to do with changes at the Education Department implemented by President Donald Trump’s Administration. 

 

Approximately 43 million Americans have some kind of student loan debt, according to Newsweek. 

The Education Department reported that Americans collectively have $1.5 trillion in student debt nationwide. 

 

Trump has made efforts to dismantle the Education Department, and said that student loan programs could be moved to different agencies if the department is eliminated. Nearly half of all Education Department workers are being laid off, as the agency undergoes major restructuring. 


Error message

Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting -- not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine's local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.