after 10 years of regular payments, and some income-driven repayment plans cancel the remainder of a borrower’s debt after 20 to 25 years.Borrowers who have been If you’d like to repay your federal student loans under an income-driven plan, the first step is to If you sign up for automatic payments, the servicer takes a quarter of a percent off your interest rate.You can enroll in automatic payments through your loan servicer’s account.
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