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Help federal student loan borrowers choose a plan as SAVE ends

Millions of borrowers on the SAVE plan are being told they have 90 days to switch, and PSLF and IDR applications already face backlogs in the hundreds of thousands. Borrowers are confused about which plan keeps their forgiveness progress. Make a plain-English navigator that walks through the options using official Department of Education information.

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A solution must include

  1. Decision flow covering the plans currently open to new enrollment, with PSLF implications for each
  2. Explains what happens to payment counts and forbearance time, citing studentaid.gov
  3. Shows deadlines and what to do if you miss the 90-day window
  4. Does not recommend specific paid services
  5. Dated, with a visible “last checked against studentaid.gov” note

How it’s verified: Published guide or tool; Every rule linked to studentaid.gov or a Federal Register source.

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