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Fixed repayment plans
* Standard 10-year repayment plan
* Extended repayment  plan
* Graduated repayment  plan

Alternative repayment plans


Fixed repayment  plans
*  Standard 10-year repayment plan
*  Extended repayment plan
*  Graduated repayment plan
Alternative repayment  plans

IDR  plans
*  IBR plans
*  ICR plans
SRAP


Fixed repayment plans
* Standard 10-year repayment plan
* Extended repayment  plan
* Graduated repayment  plan
Alternative repayment plans


IDR plans
* IBR plans
* ICR plans*


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   Standard 10year ri epayment plan
OExtende repayment plan
0Graduate  d repayme~nt plan
®Tiered  standard repayment  plan



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   RAP

Fixed repayment plans
   Tiered standard repayment plan
IDR plans
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E  IDR plans
     IBRplans


  ® )RAP


Newly enacted repayment
plan in RL 119-21
Not available


IBR - Income-based repayment
ICR - Income-contingent repayment
IDR - Income-driven repayment
RAP- Repayment Assistance Plan


*Consists of the income-contingent
repayment, Pay As You Earn, and
Saving on a Valuable Education plans


Before July 1, 2028, borrowers enrolled in an
ICR plan must select another plan available to
borrowers of loans made before July 1, 2026.
If they do not make a selection by July 1, 2028,
ED will enroll:
*  all RAP-eligible loans 4 RAP
*  all non-RAP-eligible loans  IBR


Tiered standard repayment plan      QRAP
* Fixed monthly payments so that    *   Monthly payments equal to one-twelfth
  borrower repays loan over a specified of 1% to 10% of total income
  repayment term                        Interest not covered by monthly
 Repayment term based on outstanding   payment is not charged to borrower
  principal balance (10to 25 years)     Monthly principal reduction of up
                                        to $50 (matching principal payment)
                                        Maximum  repayment period
                                        of 30 years


For additional information on changesto repayment plans made by P.L. 119-21, see CRS Report R48727,Amendments to the Higher
Education Act Made by P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Budget Reconciliation Law.
Information as of March 12, 2026. Prepared by Rita Zota, Analyst in Education Policy, and Mari Lee, Visual Information Specialist.


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JULY   4

2025


JULY 1

2026


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JULY   1

2028