Call on the Department of Education to enroll SAVE borrowers in the lowest-cost repayment plan available.

Enroll all 7.5 million borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE in the lowest cost repayment plan available;

Wyden joined lawmakers urging the Department of Education to move all 7.5 million SAVE borrowers into the lowest-cost available repayment plan.

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record
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Business Insider reported that over 60 Democratic lawmakers urged ED to place SAVE borrowers in the cheapest plan, specifically asking automatic enrollment in the lowest-cost repayment plan available.

Lookback-window evidence of the exact policy ask being made to ED, but the article does not identify Ron Wyden by name, so it is not candidate-specific proof of delivery.

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7 million student-loan borrowers will soon need to take action — or be put on the most expensive repayment plan
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The first SAVE transition notices went out July 1, 2026. Business Insider reported borrowers who do not switch will be moved to standard or tiered plans, described as the most expensive options.

Latest lookback evidence indicates ED is not automatically enrolling inactive SAVE borrowers in the lowest-cost available plan; implementation remains contrary to the requested outcome.

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Student-loan borrowers are getting their first batch of notices to switch repayment plans
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AP reported that the end of SAVE forces about 7.5 million borrowers to choose a new plan within 90 days or be automatically enrolled in a standard option.

Independent lookback reporting supports that the Department's active transition is choice-or-standard default, not lowest-cost automatic enrollment.

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Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here's what to know
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Senators urged ED to extend the SAVE transition window, place borrowers qualifying for $0 IDR payments into such plans, and ensure awareness of more affordable IDR options. The signer list does not include Wyden.

Official Senate letter shows serious related pressure on ED over affordable repayment placement, but it is not the exact lowest-cost-auto-enrollment ask and does not prove Wyden participated.

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Final SAVE Letter to Secretary McMahon
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Public Law 119-21 creates the Repayment Assistance Plan beginning July 1, 2026, provides standard-or-RAP choices for new loans, and defaults non-selecting new borrowers into standard repayment.

Official law text confirms a repayment transition framework, but it does not require SAVE borrowers to be enrolled in the lowest-cost available plan; for some borrowers, the statutory default is standard repayment.

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Public Law 119-21, Section 82001 Loan Repayment
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