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The program, along with other Biden administration debt-relief initiatives, quickly ran into fierce opposition from conservatives. An appeals court last year blocked the SAVE plan after a lawsuit was filed by a Republican-led coalition of states. While the legal questions are being resolved, borrowers have not had to make payments or pay interest.
The borrowers still remain in a so-called general forbearance period. According to guidance issued by the Education Department in January, they were also not expected to see payments due again until December at the earliest. However, with interest charges about to return, some may opt to enroll into a new plan sooner to avoid seeing their debt grow while court proceedings continue to play out.
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