The Trump administration’s Department of Education has effectively halted enrollment in four popular federal student loan repayment plans.

After a federal court upheld a pause on the SAVE plan, the Education Department removed other income-driven repayment applications from its website.

Now that the Biden administration's SAVE plan is blocked, millions of student loan borrowers will need to find a new way to repay their debt.

The Education Department has pulled down all applications for borrowers seeking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs. Here’s what to know.

The decision to cease applications came after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a temporary block of the Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan on Feb. 18, siding with a coalition of Republican-led states that sued to block the program.

The Department of Education closed all online applications for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and loan consolidation, but borrowers should be able to apply by paper.

A memo obtained by The Washington Post shows borrowers could be locked out of all affordable repayment plan options for at least three more months.

The Education Department has instructed student loan servicers to stop accepting student loan forgiveness applications for 3 months.

The Education Department says it has temporarily taken down access to applications for income-driven repayment (IDR) student loan plans in response to a court order. “A federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction preventing the U.