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What’s Up With Student Loans in 2024? | Meagan McGuire

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About Meagan McGuire

Meagan McGuire CSLP®, ChFC® is a senior student loan advisor for Student Loan Planner. Meagan was the first person in Georgia to acquire her CSLP® designation, as a Certified Student Loan Professional™. Her specialized education around student loan debt allows her to guide borrowers through informed repayment decisions, taking into account their full financial situation and financial goals. 


Meagan joined Student Loan Planner in 2019 and since has consulted on $600M of student loan debt for over 3000 borrowers. Meagan has been interviewed on top local tv stations, podcasts such as The Newsworthy, Financial Freedom for Physicians, and The Pre-PA Club, and featured in Money, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, and more.


What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about: 


  • Meagan’s entrypoint into student loan consulting
  • Federal student loan repayment options changes
  • Student Loan Debt and Planning 
  • Choosing the Right Income Driven Plan
  • Taxability of Forgiveness in Student Loans 
  • Loan Forgiveness and Income Driven Repayment 
  • Impact of the Pandemic on “Qualifying Payments” for PSLF


    • Resources

    The site you need to bookmark: Studentaid.gov

    Get help with your student loans: studentloanplanner.com

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