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Jun 10, 2026 9 min

Changes are coming to student loans. How might it affect you?

from Consider This from NPR

Some 43 million Americans hold federal student loans. If you're one of them - or planning to be - some major changes are coming beginning July 1, including new loan limits and an overhaul of repayment plans. How might these changes affect you? NPR education correspondent Cory Turner spells out the changes that are coming and what to expect. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected]. This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Nicole Cohen and Tinbete Ermyas. Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning. NPR Privacy Policy

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