KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As one of its last acts, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday nearly $4.23 billion in additional student loan discharges.
- More than 150,000 borrowers were approved for student loan relief under disability discharges, the PSLF program, and borrower defense group relief.
- Although student loan borrowers worry about the future of repayment and forgiveness plans under incoming President Donald Trump, the department said this round of forgiveness cannot be overturned.
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The Department of Education announced that more than 150,000 borrowers were approved for student loan relief through various programs. This includes borrowers with total and permanent disabilities, those in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, and those who were "cheated and defrauded by their schools," tಌhe department said.
This is the 28th student loan forgiveness action by the Biden-Harris administration and the total amount of ꦬloans forgiven or discharged amounts to $183.6 billion for more than 5 million borrowers.
"Four years ago, when we joined the Department of Education, it didn't take long to see that we had a broken student loan system. One of the biggest problems was the state of our student debt relief program. They were so riddled with red tape and dysfunction that even if you were eligible, it was damn near impossible to get it," said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on a conference call with reporters.
Who Got Relief?
Monday's relief was broken down into three categories:
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- Nearly 85,000 borrowers who had attended a college that engaged in misconduct were approved for $1.26 billion in borrower defense group relief.
- The department also announced $2.5 billion in forgiveness for 61,000 borrowers with a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:total permanent disability.
What's Next For Borrowers?
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However, senior administration officials said in a press call wi🦩th reporters that this latest round of forgiveness is a final ruling, indicating it cann💞ot be overturned after the change in government.