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The number of applicants actually receiving loan relief from PSLF has been low. "Just 1 in 5 of the 1.3 million borrowers pursuing debt discharge through PSLF are on track to see relief by 2026, according to a September report by the Student Borrower Protection Center."

134 organizations send a letter to Biden urging immediate action to expand the PSLF Waiver and IDR Adjustment programs—alongside a new analysis indicating the powerful impact of the PSLF Waiver.

The PSLF waiver has been a phenomenal success—and it may just be getting started in delivering its powerful benefits. The Biden Administration should take the commonsense step of preventing it from expiring.

In a new paper, we analyzed hundreds of contracts between colleges and online program managers. What our analysis revealed about the risks OPMs might pose to students and the powers schools are handing over to private contractors is concerning.

"...recent analysis from the advocacy group Student Borrower Protection Center found that while 9 million public servants were eligible for student-loan forgiveness, only 2% of them had gotten their debt wiped out since November 2020 — and fewer than 15% had filed paperwork to track their PSLF progress."

“The borrowers are just screwed,” Ben Kaufman said, director of research and investigations at the Student Borrower Protection Center. “They are made to be catnip for these scammers.”

“We’ve seen, throughout the 14 years, so many people set back by administrative hurdles and burdens [within the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program], not knowing they had access to this program or being told they couldn’t get access even though they worked in qualified employment,” said Kat Welbeck, Civil Rights Counsel...

176 Organizations Representing Students, Workers, People of Color, and Faith Communities Demand: “People with Student Debt Cannot be Required to Make Payments Toward Loans You Promised to Cancel.” June 30, 2022 | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 176 organizations called on President Biden to extend the pause on federal student loan...

Less than a year after passing the Student Loan Equity Act, Colorado’s nation-leading work to shed light on shadow student debt reveals key risks.

Data for Progress (DfP) and SBPC release both a new report and a tracking poll showing sustained public support for action by Biden to cancel student debt for all borrowers.