‘We’re all going backwards’: dismay as Trump undoes Biden student-debt plan

Borrowers say higher repayments under changed Save plan means placing life on hold and creating further anxiety

When Faith, a 33-year-old in Burlington, North Carolina, went back to get her master's degree in higher education administration in 2020-21, she hoped it would accelerate her career growth and maybe even help her get on the housing ladder.

Now, Faith has federal student loan debts of $38,113, and a repayment schedule that is much more demanding than she realized so she feels like the program stalled her progress.