President Joe Biden.Megan Varner/Getty ImagesTwo federal judges in Kansas and Missouri blocked student-loan forgiveness and cheaper payments through the SAVE plan.A range of SAVE provisions set to go into effect July 1 are now halted.Borrowers can still remain on the SAVE plan as the legal process continues. President Joe Biden's new student-loan repayment plan just got dealt two blows by federal courts.On Monday, judges in Kansas and Missouri district courts handed down their rulings on two separate lawsuits filed by GOP state attorneys general seeking to block the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, introduced last summer to lower borrowers' monthly payments.Earlier this year, the Education Department started implementing a SAVE provision ahead of schedule that canceled student debt for borrowers with original balances of $12,000 or less who made as few as 10 years of qualifying payments.

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