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Reminder: Submit Your PSLF Employment Certification Form

Posted on December 19, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

We’ve been seeing a lot of news articles with unsuccessful PSLF stories, and we believe that it’s time for a reminder that everyone should be check the status of their PSLF by filing the ECF. This may not be a…

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American Bar Association PSLF Case Gets Moving

Posted on September 12, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

The ABA is continuing its fight against the Department of Education, filing a preliminary injunction on September 11, 2018. The injunction will stop the Department of Education from using its “changed interpretation” of PSLF and reinstate the ABA as a…

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ABA Lawsuit: A Non-Update

Posted on May 23, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

Well, it looks like the ABA lawsuit is crawling along still. The last filing was in early March 2018, where the ABA was urging the court to hurry up schedule a status conference or alternatively, oral argument. The ABA also…

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It’s Here! Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

See official ED link here: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service/temporary-expanded-public-service-loan-forgiveness Press release here: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-opportunity-federal-student-loan-borrowers-be-reconsidered-public-service-loan-forgiveness The unlucky ones are now in luck! There’s a limited, temporary PSLF for those who were on the wrong repayment plan. If you have applied for PSLF, but you were denied PSLF…

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New PSLF Provision For Borrowers on Wrong Repayment Plan

Posted on March 23, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

President Donald Trump signed the spending bill on Friday March 23, 2018, which includes a new PSLF provision that allows some borrowers who were on the wrong repayment plan to have a second chance to apply for PSLF. Finally a…

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Update on ABA lawsuit against Department of Education

Posted on January 17, 2018 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

The lawsuit has taken an interesting turn with the ABA asserting the court should take judicial notice of 3 e-mails between FedLoan Servicing employees. These emails were obtained under FOIA requests and apparently, took 2 years and a court order…

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ABA Argues Edits of ECF and PSLF Forms Require Judicial Review

Posted on September 7, 2017 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

If you look carefully at the Employment Certification Form and PSLF Forgiveness Form, you will notice a few changes: 1. Not-for-profit organizations that are not tax-exempt under 501c3 now have a “primary purpose” requirement (see page 2, Q13 of ECF…

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PSLF Application Has Finally Arrived!

Posted on September 2, 2017 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

The official PSLF application is here (released Friday, September 1, 2017)! It may seem surreal to some who have waited at least 10 years for this moment, but the application is here and will allow student borrowers to see the…

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Sneak Peek: Department of Education PSLF Decision-Making

Posted on August 24, 2017 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

From the ongoing litigation between the ABA and Department of Education (ED), we’re able to get a glance at the ED’s internal PSLF decision-making process. In the ABA’s most recently filed Memo 08.21.17, we see that FedLoan Servicing will e-mail the…

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President Trump’s Budget Proposal & PSLF

Posted on May 23, 2017 by askHFTD — No Comments ↓

Even though we receive a leaked preview of President Trump’s Budget Proposal and the proposed changes to PSLF, we were missing this key provision see in the actual text of the proposal, which was released today May 23, 2017: “All…

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