Education Department Eliminates Student Loan Program, Action Steps in WNC
By Marge | Published 2025-11-08T16:44:02.1+00:00
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November 8, 2025: News headlines are now surfacing about major changes to federal student loans. These changes aren't coming from a new bill today, but are the result of the U.S. Department of Education finalizing new rules to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which was signed into law in July 2025.
This is why the information is becoming prominent now: the rules that turn the law into action are being published and immediately challenged in court, creating an urgent situation for current students, parents, and public workers in Western North Carolina.The new rules primarily impact future borrowing (starting July 1, 2026) and place new limits on the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.The following informatioin will be nationwide. In this segment, we focus on the impact i