<description>&lt;p&gt;A brand new income-driven repayment (IDR) plan is coming, and the rules are stricter than anything borrowers have dealt with before. We break down what we know about the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP): who qualifies, how payments are calculated, and the deadlines you may need to beat before older plans like Pay As You Earn (PAYE) close their doors. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have federal loans and want to make the right move during this transition window, this is where to start.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key moments:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(03:57) Checking your loan types and RAP eligibility&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(06:38) How RAP payments are calculated&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(10:44) Unpaid interest subsidy and other RAP features&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(18:26) RAP’s 30-year forgiveness and how it impacts PSLF&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resource mentioned: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/repayment-assistance-plan-rap-calculator/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Calculator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Like the show? &lt;/strong&gt;There are several ways you can help!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow on &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/student-loan-planner/id1446453497?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6w2qdUPNMEFYr0JzGXNgT1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d675bc81-d6f6-4d5a-b354-864b5008fed7/student-loan-planner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leave an honest review on &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/student-loan-planner/id1446453497?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscribe to the &lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/podcast-landing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join &lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/insider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SLP Insiders&lt;/a&gt; for student loan loopholes, SLP app and member community&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feeling helpless &lt;/strong&gt;when it comes to your student loans?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Try our &lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/free-student-loan-calculator/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;free student loan calculator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/refinance-student-loans/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;refinancing bonuses&lt;/a&gt; we negotiated&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Book your &lt;a href="https://www.studentloanplanner.com/hire-student-loan-help/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;custom student loan plan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Get profession-specific &lt;a href="https://slpwealth.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;financial planning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do you have a &lt;strong&gt;question&lt;/strong&gt; about student loans?&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://studentloanplanner.com/voicemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Leave us a voicemail here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; or email us at &lt;a href="mailto:help@studentloanplanner.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;help@studentloanplanner.com&lt;/a&gt; and we might feature it in an upcoming show!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The SLP YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you're more of a visual learner or you like seeing charts, breakdowns, and exploring other topics, check out https://youtube.com/studentloanplanner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free Student Loan newsletter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are not already getting our weekly newsletter every Thursday, you are missing out. We break down studio loan news, updates, money tips, all in one helpful newsletter. Sign up for free at https://studentloanplanner.com/newsletter&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Student Loan Planner

Travis Hornsby

Repayment Assistance Plan

JUN 16, 202627 MIN
Student Loan Planner

Repayment Assistance Plan

JUN 16, 202627 MIN

Description

A brand new income-driven repayment (IDR) plan is coming, and the rules are stricter than anything borrowers have dealt with before. We break down what we know about the Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP): who qualifies, how payments are calculated, and the deadlines you may need to beat before older plans like Pay As You Earn (PAYE) close their doors. If you have federal loans and want to make the right move during this transition window, this is where to start.Key moments:(03:57) Checking your loan types and RAP eligibility(06:38) How RAP payments are calculated(10:44) Unpaid interest subsidy and other RAP features(18:26) RAP’s 30-year forgiveness and how it impacts PSLFResource mentioned: Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) CalculatorLike the show? There are several ways you can help!Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon MusicLeave an honest review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to the newsletterJoin SLP Insiders for student loan loopholes, SLP app and member communityFeeling helpless when it comes to your student loans?Try our free student loan calculatorCheck out our refinancing bonuses we negotiatedBook your custom student loan planGet profession-specific financial planningDo you have a question about student loans? Leave us a voicemail here or email us at [email protected] and we might feature it in an upcoming show!Mentioned in this episode:The SLP YouTube ChannelIf you're more of a visual learner or you like seeing charts, breakdowns, and exploring other topics, check out https://youtube.com/studentloanplannerFree Student Loan newsletterIf you are not already getting our weekly newsletter every Thursday, you are missing out. We break down studio loan news, updates, money tips, all in one helpful newsletter. Sign up for free at https://studentloanplanner.com/newsletter