561: Real Talk About the Law School Loan Landscape (w/Teria Thornton from AccessLex)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have a special guest -- Teria Thornton from AccessLex Institute -- and we are talking about law school financing, loan repayment, and what you can do to improve your credit score.   In this episode we discuss: Introduction to AccessLex and our guest, Teria Thornton The school loan landscape before 2025 Changes with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) How income-driven repayment plans are structured Does public service loan forgiveness still exist? Credit score basics Resources: AccessLex Institute (https://www.accesslex.org/) Podcast Episode 184: Handling Law School Finances (w/Lyssa Thaden of AccessLex) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-184-handling-law-school-finances-w-lyssa-thaden-of-accesslex/) Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-294-money-talk-w-carrie-friedberg/) Podcast Episode 361: Student Loan Repayment (w/Derek Brainard of AccessLex Institute) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-361-student-loan-repayment-w-derek-brainard-of-accesslex-institute/) Podcast Episode 383: Talking About Money with Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need A Budget (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-383-talking-about-money-with-jesse-mecham-founder-of-you-need-a-budget/) Podcast Episode 521: Smarter Borrowing: How Juno Helps Lower Student Loans (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-521-smarter-borrowing-how-juno-helps-lower-student-loans/) Podcast Episode 550: Financial Planning for Law Students and Young Lawyers (w/Alexandra Sandberg) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-550-financial-planning-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers-w-alexandra-sandberg/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-561-real-talk-about-the-law-school-loan-landscape-w-teria-thornton-from-accesslex/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee