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August 12, 2020 Jillian Berman, MarketWatch

After 6 years, this nurse practitioner was told her public-service job did not qualify for student-debt forgiveness

There are ‘huge financial consequences to somebody telling you your employer qualifies and reneging on that decision’ For about six years, Olivia Straw was making payments on her student loans, assuming they’d eventually be forgiven. There was no reason for her to question the assumption that she’d qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program that allows public servants to have their federal student loans forgiven after 120 monthly payments.

August 10, 2020 Wesley Whistle, Forbes

Trump’s Executive Order Hurts Those Seeking Student Loan Forgiveness

Over the weekend, President Trump extended the student loan repayment suspension for another three months. This is a big win for many student borrowers, but some won’t be so happy.

July 28, 2020 Wesley Whistle, Forbes

Senators Call For Student Loan Forgiveness Fix In Stimulus Package

A group of Democratic senators are calling for a fix to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to be included in the next Senate stimulus package. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 18 Democratic senators are asking the Senate to include provisions from the What You Can Do For Your Country Act in the bill.

July 16, 2020 Rachelle Hampton, Slate

What It’s Like to Navigate the Very Confusing Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

The story of Bob Schneider, 39, a state government employee in Colorado. I’ve worked for state government since 2006. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives a portion of student debt for public service workers, is pretty much a disaster.

July 15, 2020 Wesley Whistle, Forbes

New Data Released On Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness

The U.S. Department of Education has released updated data on student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program provides student loan forgiveness to student borrowers who work in public service jobs and make on-time payments for 10 years.

June 22, 2020 Robert Farrington, Forbes

How To Improve Your Odds Of Getting Student Loan Forgiveness

Forgiveness programs for federal student loans always seem to be well-intentioned, but the way they’re rolled out can leave a lot to be desired. When you take a closer look at Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), for example, you’ll find a program with rules so complicated many applicants don’t really understand them.

June 14, 2020 Aarthi Swaminathan and Reggie Wade, Yahoo! Finance

‘Designed to fail’: Two public servants describe the government’s troubled student loan forgiveness program

One is a tale of success through sheer will, while the other is a tale of disappointment. “It was about the most confusing thing I've ever seen in my life, and I'm just being honest,” Ami Sandler, a California-based teacher, told Yahoo Finance. “It was the most tedious, most complicated thing I've ever seen.”

May 15, 2020 Keith Donnelly, CPA Journal

Navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

In an attempt to alleviate the burden of student debt on U.S. borrowers, the federal government offers a Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, by which eligible individuals can have the balance of their loans forgiven if they meet certain requirements. Despite being in existence for over 10 years, the program has only approved about 1% of the applications it has received.

April 19, 2018 Kristen Jacobson, Tennessean

Congress should continue loan forgiveness for public-service employees

Like many of my classmates, I enrolled at University of Tennessee College of Law because I wanted to help others. In order to make this dream a reality, I sought out volunteer positions and internships with non-profit organizations that positively impact people’s lives and help them navigate our country’s legal system.

April 17, 2018 Bryan Boroughs, Greenville News

Ending public servant loan forgiveness hurts South Carolina communities

I am proud to serve families in Greenville and throughout South Carolina. Connecting young children with the health, legal, and education services they need ignites my passion for this work every day. However, federal lawmakers are attempting to eliminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) that has enabled me to pursue this public-service career. Eliminating PSLF would not only hurt public servants relying on the program, it will hurt the people we serve.