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According to the latest loan debt statistics, student loan debt has become the second highest consumer debt category behind mortgage debt. [15] The government combats this large outstanding balance with student loan forgiveness which come in several forms, the two most popular being Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness ...
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is a United States government program that was created under the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 signed into law by President George W. Bush to provide indebted professionals a way out of their federal student loan debt burden by working full-time in public service.
To qualify for the Teacher Loan Forgiveness you must be a highly qualified [2] teacher. You must not have had an outstanding balance on Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans as of Oct. 1, 1998, or on the date that you obtained a Direct Loan or FFEL Program loan after Oct. 1, 1998.
These loans are issued directly to parents and the interest rate for Parent PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2023, and before July 1, 2024, is currently 8.05%, according to Sallie Mae.
In August, the Biden administration announced an executive order to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers, along with an additional $10,000 in loan forgiveness for Pell Grant recipients.
The Hill reported in June that, according to the latest data from the Department of Education, parents of 3.6 million students owe more than $107 billion in Parent Plus loans as of March 2022.
Under the program, eligible public servants, including social workers and teachers, are able to have their debt cancelled after 10 years of service and 120 loan payments made on-time. [13] Student loan borrowers eligible for PSLF relief have filed suit against MOHELA, accusing the servicer of delaying the cancellation of their debt and forcing ...