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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- President Joe Biden’s administration forgave another $4.28 billion in student loan forgiveness for borrowers at the beck the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) plan Friday.
- Rule changes made by the Biden Administration in 2021 spread out the program’s eligibility and has now resulted in nearly 1.1 million borrowers receiving forgiveness.
- Biden’s Saving for a Valuable Information (SAVE) plan is still paused by ongoing lawsuits, and some PSLF borrowers may want to switch repayment outlines to work toward forgiveness.
President Joe Biden’s administration forgave an additional $4.28 billion in student loans beneath the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) plan Friday.
The Department of Education said 54,900 additional borrowers less than the PSLF program would receive loan forgiveness. Under the PSLF program, borrowers who worked for a public amenities organization and made 120 qualifying student loan payments can receive loan forgiveness.
This round of pardon is the latest in a string of actions by the department to relieve student loan debt under Biden. His administration changed the PSLF prevails in 2021, expanding the program’s eligibility requirements. That has resulted in more than 1.06 million borrowers gather forgiveness under that plan in total, the department said.
This relief comes while Biden’s Prudent for a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan is still paused due to ongoing lawsuits. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan are in forbearance and cannot think qualifying payments toward PSLF. The Department of Education recently announced that borrowers can switch to another repayment arrangement to work toward loan forgiveness.