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Federal student loan strategy

Lower your payment.Get a real plan.Sleep better.

A licensed strategist reviews your federal student loans, models every repayment plan you qualify for, and walks you through your options in plain English. No call centers. No scripts. No pressure.

30-minute call. No obligation. Walk away with a written next step whether you hire us or not.

10K+ Satisfied Clients

Real people, real plans, no scripts.

The trap most borrowers are stuck in

That’s not your fault — and it’s fixable.

The federal student loan system is designed for the servicers, not for you. Three reasons most borrowers are in the wrong plan and don’t know it.

Servicer call centers can't help.

They read scripts. They don't model your numbers. They have no incentive to put you in the cheapest plan.

The rules change every year.

SAVE, PAYE, IBR, ICR, PSLF — the labels keep shifting and the wrong plan can cost you tens of thousands.

Re-certification quietly resets you.

Miss a yearly form and your payment jumps. Switch plans wrong and your PSLF count resets to zero.

What we do

We handle the paperwork. You get the lower payment.

We do one thing — federal student loans — and we do it thoroughly. Here’s the three-part service you get on every engagement.

We pull your full federal loan record.

Every loan, every servicer, the whole NSLDS picture. No guessing about what you owe to whom or which rules apply.

We model every program you qualify for.

IDR plans, PSLF, Borrower's Defense, Disability Discharge — your real numbers, side by side, in plain English.

We file the paperwork and track it.

Forms drafted, submitted, followed up. Annual re-certification handled. One strategist, not a call-center queue.

The Service

Student Loan Relief

We pull your full federal loan record, model every repayment plan you qualify for, and handle the paperwork — so you stop guessing and start paying down on terms that fit your life.

Federal student loan rules change often, and the wrong repayment plan can cost you tens of thousands over the life of your loan. We start by pulling your full federal loan picture from NSLDS, then we map every program you actually qualify for — not the ones a call center is incentivized to push. If you have private loans, we'll tell you that too, plainly, and show you what's realistic. The goal is a lower payment now and a clear timeline to zero.

  • Full income-driven repayment (IDR) qualification and re-certification
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employment review and tracking
  • Borrower's Defense and Total & Permanent Disability discharge filings
  • Consolidation strategy when (and only when) it actually helps
The team

Meet the people who’ll handle your case.

You won’t be routed through a call center. The strategist you meet on your consultation is the strategist who runs your plan.

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Founder & Lead Strategist

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Senior Student Loan Specialist

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PSLF & Forgiveness Analyst

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Why ClearPath

Why borrowers trust ClearPath with their federal student loans.

Strategists, not call-center reps.

Your case is handled by a licensed strategist who knows the federal student loan rulebook cold. The person you meet on your consultation is the person who runs your plan.

Your numbers, your plan.

Every plan starts with your real NSLDS record, your income, and your family situation. We don't recommend anything we wouldn't put our own family in.

Flat fees. No hidden cuts.

Flat fee quoted up front on your free consultation. No percentage-of-savings tricks, no surprise charges, no charges for re-certification once you're a client.

  • 10+

    Years Experience

  • 5,000+

    Clients Served

  • 8,000+

    Cases Completed

  • 5/5

    Average Rating

Client stories

What our clients say.

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April 22, 2026

How Income-Driven Repayment actually works in 2026

There are four federal income-driven repayment plans in play right now, and the math under each one is different. Here's how to actually tell which one fits your situation, without trusting the call center on the other end of the line.

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Ready for a real student loan plan?

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll pull your federal loan record, model the math, and tell you the next step — whether you hire us or not.