WASHINGTON —

Andrea Murzello has a doctorate in pharmacy and a stable job at a nonprofit. But she says she can’t afford to grow her family — not under the Trump administration’s latest student loan policy shift.

She’s one of nearly 8 million borrowers who will see their loan balances start increasing again on Aug. 1.

Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced it would resume applying interest to loans held by borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, an income-driven repayment plan introduced under the Biden administration that had helped borrowers struggling to keep up with high interest loans.

Murzello, 34, graduated from pharmacy school in 2016 with over $200,000 in student loan debt. She initially enrolled in a student loan repayment progr

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