615K student-loan borrowers get $42B in relief, process to get easier

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615,000 student-loan borrowers in public service have now gotten $42 billion in debt wiped out under temporary reforms — and getting relief going forward will soon be a lot easier, Biden's Education Department says

the department announced for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after ten years of qualifying payments.

"Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has worked relentlessly to fix a broken student loan system, including by making sure we fulfill the promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness for those who have spent a decade or more serving our communities and our country," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a"The difference that Public Service Loan Forgiveness is making in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans reminds us why we must continue doing everything...

"Allowing borrowers to submit e-signatures for themselves and request e-signatures from their employers will significantly decrease processing time," the release said.

 

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