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Oakland County continues funding for Savvy to help residents navigate student loan repayment
Summary
Oakland County will continue funding Savvy to provide no‑cost student loan repayment navigation after the board included continued funding in the 2026 fiscal budget; Savvy will offer services and a Feb. 25 town hall for borrowers.
Oakland County will continue funding a county program that pays for Savvy, a private repayment‑navigation service, to help residents and county employees manage student loan debt, the meeting record shows.
The board established the Oakland County Student Debt Relief Initiative in July 2024 and initially allocated $500,000 to help about 170,000 residents carrying roughly $6,000,000,000 in student loan debt explore repayment options. The meeting statement said the board, “with the support of Commissioner Brendan Johnson,” approved the 2026 fiscal year budget that…
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