Appearing in The New York Times on May 25, 2026, Tara Siegel Bernard talks to Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at NCLC about how, dtarting July 1, millions of borrowers will need to choose from a new menu of repayment options as the Trump administration enacts major changes to the student loan system.
“It makes it a higher-stakes decision to enroll in RAP. If you’re enrolling in RAP, you should generally be doing so because you think it’s going to be the best plan for you long term, not just the best plan for you right now.”
Abby Shafroth, managing director of advocacy at the National Consumer Law Center.
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