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August 31, 2023 Equal Justice Works

Recently Graduated From Law School and Haven’t Repaid Your Student Loans? Here Are Six Steps To Help You Reenter Repayment

April 20, 2023 Federal Student Aid

Payment Count Adjustments Toward Income-Driven Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs

More than 3.6 million William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program borrowers will receive at least three years of credit toward loan forgiveness, and many will see their…

December 15, 2022

PSLF Update Regarding the Error Emails That Many Borrowers Received

Millions of student debt borrowers were sent a confusing email from Federal Student Aid that reversed an earlier miscommunication that their applications for student debt relief had been approved. This email was related to the one-time relief plan for the Biden-Harris debt cancellation, not PSLF. You can check where you are at with earning PSLF by visiting https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

December 14, 2022 Sequoia Carrillo, NPR

An error email leaves 9 million student loan borrowers in limbo

Millions of student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on what they thought was an approval of their student debt relief applications.

October 25, 2022 Education Department

Education Department Announces Permanent Improvements to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and One-time payment Count Adjustment to Bring Borrowers Closer to Forgiveness

The Education Department announced one-time executive actions that will bring most loans managed by the Department closer to forgiveness, including credit toward PSLF for borrowers who have qualifying employment. This action will coincide with the July 2023 implementation of permanent…

September 23, 2022 PSLF Waiver Deadline Statement

PSLF Waiver Deadline Statement

PSLF Coalition allies shared the following statements in response to the PSLF Coalition’s letter requesting the PSLF temporary waiver be extended beyond its Oct. 31, 2022 deadline.

August 25, 2022 The White House

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Learn About the Time-limited Changes and How to Apply

The White House shares information on PSLF and a tool to help borrowers see if they are eligible for student loan forgiveness through PSLF.

August 23, 2022 The Education Department

Thanks to Temporary Changes, U.S. Department of Education Announces Public Service Loan Forgiveness Surpasses $10 Billion in Debt Relief

The Education Department announced that it has approved more than $10 billion in debt relief for over 175,000 borrowers in 10 months through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This follows changes the Department announced in October 2021 that transformed the program by changing certain rules to make it easier for public servants with federal student loans to have their debts cancelled.

August 16, 2022 Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Biden’s Education Department asked for feedback on its student-loan reform proposals. Over 4,000 people answered, sharing their struggles with debt.

The Education Department asked for feedback on its list of proposals to reform the student-loan industry, including forgiveness programs like PSLF. After a 30-day public comment period, over 4,000 people responded.

July 6, 2022 The Education Department

Education Department Releases Proposed Regulations to Expand and Improve Targeted Relief Programs

The Education Department released proposed regulations to expand and improve the major student loan discharge programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. The regulations propose to alleviate student loan debt for borrowers whose schools closed or lied to them, who are totally and permanently disabled, and for public service workers who have met their commitments under PSLF.