AFT Student Debt Survey

AFT is conducting a survey to better understand how members are affected by the recent dismissal of the lawsuit blocking access to the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan. This survey will take about 5 minutes to complete.

We're going to ask you a few questions about your student loans to better understand which options are available to you.

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1. How much in federal student loan debt did you originally take out to attend school? (Include loans from undergraduate and graduate education, if applicable. Ballpark estimates are okay.) (Required.)

Less than $12,000

$12,000 - $15,000

$15,001 - $21,000

$21,001 or more

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2. What year did you first enter repayment on your student loans? Include the earliest date you entered repayment on any outstanding loans, even if you took breaks from repayment like in-school deferment or cancer forbearance. (Required.)

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3. Did you ever try to enroll in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan? (Required.)

I applied for and made payments under the SAVE plan

I applied for the SAVE plan but never made payments under the plan

I was automatically placed in the SAVE plan because I was already enrolled in REPAYE

I applied for/was enrolled in the SAVE plan, but I applied for a different repayment plan after the SAVE plan was blocked

I never applied for/was never enrolled in the SAVE plan

Other (please specify)

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4. What is your current repayment status? (Required.)

SAVE forbearance

Actively repaying under a different IDR plan (ex: PAYE, IBR, ICR)

Actively repaying in standard repayment, graduated repayment, or extended repayment

In forbearance or deferment unrelated to SAVE

In default

Loans were forgiven/cancelled/discharged

Refinanced federal student loans into a private student loan

Other (please specify)

How can we get in touch with you to follow up about your student loans?

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5. Name (Required.)

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6. Phone (Required.)

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7. Email (Required.)

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8. Are you an AFT union member? (Required.)

Yes

Unsure

Other (please specify)

AFT Student Debt Survey

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* 1. How much in federal student loan debt did you originally take out to attend school? (Include loans from undergraduate and graduate education, if applicable. Ballpark estimates are okay.) (Required.)

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* 2. What year did you first enter repayment on your student loans? Include the earliest date you entered repayment on any outstanding loans, even if you took breaks from repayment like in-school deferment or cancer forbearance. (Required.)

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* 3. Did you ever try to enroll in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan? (Required.)

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* 4. What is your current repayment status? (Required.)

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* 5. Name (Required.)

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* 6. Phone (Required.)

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* 7. Email (Required.)

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* 8. Are you an AFT union member? (Required.)

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* 9. In what state or U.S. territory do you live? (Required.)

1. How much in federal student loan debt did you originally take out to attend school? (Include loans from undergraduate and graduate education, if applicable. Ballpark estimates are okay.) (Required.)

2. What year did you first enter repayment on your student loans? Include the earliest date you entered repayment on any outstanding loans, even if you took breaks from repayment like in-school deferment or cancer forbearance. (Required.)

3. Did you ever try to enroll in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan? (Required.)

4. What is your current repayment status? (Required.)

5. Name (Required.)

6. Phone (Required.)

7. Email (Required.)

8. Are you an AFT union member? (Required.)

9. In what state or U.S. territory do you live? (Required.)