Comment | July 1, 2013

TICAS Comments on 150% Subsidized Loan Limit

Comments on the Department of Education’s interim final rules on the 150% Direct Subsidized Loan limit. Our recommendations include allowing borrowers to regain the interest subsidy on their existing loans if they regain eligibility to receive additional subsidized Stafford loans, and improving the Department’s entrance counseling materials. We also urge the Administration to consider ways to simplify and improve this policy in developing its recommendations for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

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