UC Expert Warns Student Loan Changes Could Hit 2026 Graduates
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Updated · WKRC TV Cincinnati · Jun 8
UC Expert Warns Student Loan Changes Could Hit 2026 Graduates
1 articles · Updated · WKRC TV Cincinnati · Jun 8
Summary
Recent college graduates are nearing what UC economist Sue Heilmayer described as a dire student-loan repayment squeeze as major loan-rule changes approach.
Sue Heilmayer, executive director of the Alpaugh Family Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati, said the shift will affect both borrowers leaving school now and students still weighing college plans.
The warning points to broad changes in how student debt will be repaid, raising pressure on new graduates already preparing to start making payments.
The report frames the coming changes as a near-term financial risk for the class of 2026 and a planning issue for prospective students deciding how to finance college.