Revised Pay As You Earn

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Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) is a federal student loan repayment plan that bases monthly payments on a percentage of the borrower's discretionary income and offers loan forgiveness after a set number of qualifying years.

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instanceOf federal student loan repayment plan
income-driven repayment plan
abbreviation REPAYE
administeredBy U.S. Department of Education
allows spousal income consideration depending on tax filing status
appliesTo borrowers with partial financial hardship
federal Direct Loans
availableTo borrowers with eligible Direct Loans regardless of when they borrowed
considers family size
state of residence
country United States
differsFrom Pay As You Earn repayment plan
documentationRequired household information
proof of income
eligibleLoanType Direct Consolidation Loans
Direct PLUS Loans made to graduate or professional students
Direct Subsidized Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Loans
excludesEligibilityFor Direct Consolidation Loans that repaid Parent PLUS Loans
Parent PLUS Loans
linked to: PLUS Loan
feature interest subsidy on unpaid interest for certain periods
forgivenessAvailableAfter 20 years of qualifying payments for undergraduate loans
25 years of qualifying payments for graduate or professional loans
forgivenessTaxTreatment forgiven balance may be treated as taxable income under prior law
goal make student loan payments more affordable
provide eventual loan forgiveness
introducedBy Obama administration
legalAuthority Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended
mayResultIn higher total interest paid compared with standard repayment
longer repayment term than standard repayment
offers loan forgiveness
partOf federal income-driven repayment options
paymentAdjustment payments recalculated annually based on updated income
paymentBasis borrower discretionary income
paymentFrequency monthly
paymentPercentageCap 10 percent of discretionary income
replacedBy Saving on a Valuable Education plan
requires annual family size recertification
annual income recertification
application through federal loan servicer
startDate December 2015
subjectTo federal regulations on student loan repayment
usesDefinitionOf discretionary income as income above 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline

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Graduated Repayment Plan comparedWith Revised Pay As You Earn
Graduate PLUS Loan repaymentPlanEligibility Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan
linked to: Revised Pay As You Earn
Revised Pay As You Earn abbreviation REPAYE
linked to: Revised Pay As You Earn
Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan replaces Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) Plan
linked to: Revised Pay As You Earn
Income-Contingent Repayment Plan (ICR) comparedWith Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE)
linked to: Revised Pay As You Earn