{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"Department of Education Finalizes Loan Limits and Repayment Plan Changes","slug":"department-of-education-finalizes-loan-limits-and-repayment-plan-changes","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/department-of-education-finalizes-loan-limits-and-repayment-plan-changes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/79838/department-of-education-finalizes-loan-limits-and-repayment-plan-changes/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3b4f368d-48f9-4b26-bb6e-579b34e9e675.mp3","summary":"The U.S. Department of Education published its final rule implementing the student loan provisions of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act , ending Grad PLUS for new borrowers , capping Parent PLUS for the first time, narrowing the definition of \"professional student\" , and consolidating the federal repayment system into two plans for new borrowers. Most provisions take effect July 1, 2026, with rehabilitation and deferment changes following on July 1, 2027, and the legacy income-contingent plans fully sunsetting on July 1, 2028. The 647-page rule (PDF File) follows a negotiated rulemaking process that opened in late 2025 and drew more than 80,000 public comments. The Department says the package will save taxpayers $409 billion and reduce student debt by $224 billion by curbing over-borrowing.","meta_description":"The U.S. Department of Education published its final rule implementing the student loan provisions of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act , ending Grad PLUS…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":605,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/department-of-education-finalizes-loan-limits-and-repayment-plan-changes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/department-of-education-finalizes-loan-limits-and-repayment-plan-changes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}