The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program faces an 8,000‑case buyback backlog as major rule changes take effect on July 1, 2026, narrowing employer eligibility and reshaping repayment options.

McMahon said her agency is working through thousands of pending cases tied to the PSLF buyback program.

President Donald Trump's rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is set to go into effect in July 2026.Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images Big changes are coming for a long-standing ...

A new Trump administration rule could push some public servants off the fast track to student loan forgiveness. Opponents are ...

Thousands of borrowers are facing extremely long wait times for a critical student loan forgiveness program. And processing ...

WASHINGTON -- Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 as the Department of Education moves management of the program ...

As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program are worried about its future. “There’s a lot of panicking by PSLF ...

A group of Democratic lawmakers launched a fresh effort to block Trump's plan to narrow eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program began a partial processing pause on May 1, which will likely run through July, the U.S. Department of Education recently said. The PSLF program, ...

Student loan forgiveness programs are about to undergo some of the most significant updates in decades, and some borrowers could be completely cut off from relief.

If forgiveness is implemented or the litigation is resolved, borrowers will have 60 days after that before their payments ...