News on this topic
Education Department just rattled student loan borrowers
READ MORE: Education Department just rattled student loan borrowers
Similar to This
Previous
Student-loan borrowers stuck waiting for debt relief: new legal filing: A student-loan borrower advocacy group said the Education Department should be held in ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-waiting-for-debt-relief-trump-borrower-defense-2026-10
Education Department Sends Student Loan Borrowers ‘Final Notices’ With Ominous Warning
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/10/16/education-department-sends-student-loan-borrowers-final-notices-with-ominous-warning/

Student Loan Repayment Plan Changes Impact 13 Million Borrowers: The Education Department is in the process of implementing major reforms to student loan ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/10/09/student-loan-repayment-plan-changes-impact-13-million-borrowers/

Student-loan borrowers get extra month to pick repayment plan: notice: Some student-loan borrowers thought they reached their deadline to move off the SAVE plan ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-save-deadline-extra-month-new-repayment-plan-2026-10
What The Education Department Isn’t Telling Student Loan Borrowers About That Interest Rate Cut
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/10/02/what-the-education-department-isnt-telling-student-loan-borrowers-about-that-interest-rate-cut/

Student Loans Will Be Thrown Off Key Repayment Plan In Just 4 Weeks: The Education Department is preparing to start throwing some student loans off a key ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/09/01/student-loans-will-be-thrown-off-key-repayment-plan-in-just-4-weeks/

Education Department May Reinstate Forgiven Student Loans, Advocates Warn, As Credit Reversals Continue
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/08/21/education-department-may-reinstate-forgiven-student-loans-advocates-warn-as-credit-reversals-continue/

Mass Notices Forgiving Student Loans Sent To Borrowers, But Problems Deepen: The Education Department sent out a new wave of so-called “golden letters” this week ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/08/14/mass-notices-forgiving-student-loans-sent-to-borrowers-but-problems-deepen/

5 New Barriers To Getting Student Loans Forgiven Just Went Into Effect: The Education Department has quietly implemented new rules that may create significant ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/08/13/5-new-barriers-to-getting-student-loans-forgiven-just-went-into-effect/

Long-waited relief headed to thousands of student loan borrowers: If you're among the hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers out there ...
newschannel5.com/us-news/education/long-waited-relief-headed-to-thousands-of-student-loan-borrowers

Borrowers Get False Notices That Their Student Loans Are Delinquent: A major student loan servicer has been erroneously notifying borrowers that their student ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/08/04/borrowers-get-false-notices-that-their-student-loans-are-delinquent/

Student Loans Will Be Kicked Off Key Repayment Plan Sooner Than Thought As New Notices Go Out
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/07/24/student-loans-will-be-kicked-off-key-repayment-plan-sooner-than-thought-as-new-notices-go-out/

5,000 Borrowers Should Get Student Loans Discharged This Month, But 300 May Be In Limbo
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/05/19/5000-borrowers-should-get-student-loans-discharged-this-month-but-300-may-be-in-limbo/

These Student Loan Borrowers May Get Locked Out Of Key Repayment Plan Unless They Act Quickly
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/05/06/these-student-loan-borrowers-may-get-locked-out-of-key-repayment-plan-unless-they-act-quickly/

Student Loan Forgiveness Could Change for Workers Hit by Layoffs: A new bill would allow people who lose their jobs to have student loans cancelled faster.
newsweek.com/student-loan-forgiveness-could-change-for-workers-hit-by-layoffs-11910112

Student-loan borrowers kicked off SAVE need more repayment time: Dems: A group of Democratic lawmakers said student-loan borrowers on the SAVE plan could push ...
businessinsider.com/save-plan-student-loan-borrowers-need-more-time-repayment-debt-2026-4
Education Department blindsides student loan borrowers : Ten years of teaching, nursing, or serving your community should count for something when it comes to ...
miamiherald.com/news/business/article315379525.html

Close To 53,000 Didn’t Get Student Loan Forgiveness Despite Qualifying: Thousands of borrowers should have already received student loan forgiveness and other ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2024/02/29/up-to-53000-didnt-get-student-loan-forgiveness-despite-qualifying/

Key FactsPerhaps 53,000 or More Still Await Student Debt Relief
Feb 29, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: forbes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: forbes.com
- A federal court approved the settlement in November 2022, with full implementation required by January 28, 2024.
- The borrowers’ legal group said at least 13,000, and possibly 53,000 or more, lacked relief by the deadline.
- The department reported 251,549 qualifying borrower accounts; 31,437 lacked fully processed discharges, 28,964 required investigation, and only 69% received full forgiveness.
- The organization said the department would provide an updated timeline by March 1; attorneys could seek court action if problems remained.
Next