A major US student loan shakeup in 2026 will reduce the number of repayment plans and impose stricter borrowing limits for parents and graduate students. Some existing options will be phased out while new pathways come in. For families planning college costs, the timing of decisions may matter even more as the rules change how repayments and borrowing strategies are built.
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