Borrowers Face Issues With New Student Loan Repayment Plan Before Payments Resume
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31-year-old Juniper faced issues when applying for new income-driven repayment plan SAVE before student loan payments resumed.
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Her loan servicer website showed higher monthly payments than Federal Student Aid site did.
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At least 420,000 borrowers have had incorrect SAVE payments calculated by servicers.
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Issues seem to primarily affect those enrolling in new SAVE plan.
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Department of Education says it's working to fix problems and placed affected borrowers in forbearance in meantime.