What the Stop Work and Dept of Ed Closure Order Mean for You

The Department of Education is facing potential shutdown, and a stop work order has stalled loan processing. If you’re waiting on repayment plan approvals, PSLF progress, or forgiveness updates, this could directly impact you. We’ll break down what’s really happening, how this could affect your student loan strategy, and what to do if your application is stuck. Plus, we’ll dig into the possibility of the Treasury Department taking over student loans and what that might mean for borrowers. If you have federal student loans, you need to hear this. Key moments: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Republicans have been wanting to close the Department of Education since 1979 04:38 Student loan policy isn’t really the priority for shutting down the Department of Education 06:12 Why borrowers should be concerned about the stop work order on income based repayment, forgiveness, and consolidation processing 11:49 Best advice for student loan borrowers for the next few weeks 📩 Get the brand new 2025 IDR calculator that minimizes your student loan payments so you can use the money on better stuff: https://www.studentloanplanner.com/st... ➡️ Book a student loan consult: https://www.studentloanplanner.com/yo... #StudentLoans #DepartmentOfEducation #StudentLoanForgiveness #StudentLoanPlanner