
The SAVE plan is over — what student loan borrowers should do now
A federal court formally ended SAVE on March 10, 2026, approving a settlement between the Education Department and Missouri after two years of litigation.

Naomi Bergman covers the systems that move money, and the small design decisions inside them that quietly decide who gets served. She explains payment rails and credit scoring, covers federal rulemaking and the national record, and reads markets from release to close.