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Completing the PSLF Form Entirely Electronically

Can the PSLF form be completed entirely electronically? Yes. Here’s how: If you use the PSLF Help Tool, you can answer questions online. Your answers will automatically fill in the form. At the end, you can put in the email

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MOHELA’s Billing Error Months Will Count Towards PSLF

The U.S. Department of Education found that a company managing student loans, MOHELA, made big mistakes. They failed to send loan bills on time to 2.5 million people, making over 800,000 borrowers late on their payments. To fix this, the

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New PSLF FAQ’s with July 1st Regulatory Changes

Source: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service/questions The Department of Education has updated their PSLF FAQ section, but it since it requires expanding the answers, we thought it’d be helpful to have the fully expanded version available for text searches. Qualifying Employer – Q&As What

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PSLF Reconsideration Request

The Department of Education has a new PSLF Reconsideration Request for borrowers who want to contest the PSLF ineligible employer status or qualifying counts. The form is available through the StudentAid.gov website here: Submit a reconsideration request. Details for the

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PSLF Data: June – October 2022

The Department of Education has released PSLF data for June to October 2022. In the “PSLF Portfolio” tab of the Excel document, you can see how many “Unique Borrowers with PSLF discharges processed “PSLF, TEPSLF, and waiver” for PSLF forms

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Dept of Education Announces New PSLF Improvements

On October 25, 2022, the Department of Education announced one-time and permanent improvements to PSLF. The permanent improvements will be reflected in the updated PSLF regulations, set to be published fully on November 1, 2022. For now, we have the

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Take ACTION by October 31, 2022! PSLF Waiver if (1) You’ve Never Submitted PSLF or ECF Application and/or (2) Can Consolidate to Receive Largest Payment Count From Consolidated Loans

(1) Never submitted a PSLF or ECF Form/Application? YOU NEED TO ACT NOW: How to Qualify Find out if your employment is eligible by checking our PSLF employer search. If your employer is eligible or is “likely ineligible” (which means their eligibility

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PSLF Proposed Regulations

The Department of Education announced its release of proposed regulations for PSLF on July 6, 2022: “The Department proposes to make it easier for borrowers working in public service to gain progress toward forgiveness. Specifically, the Department proposes allowing more

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PSLF Data: January – May 2022

The Department of Education regularly releases PSLF data. We’re continuing to see high rates of updated PSLF counts from ECF’s, hovering in the 98-99%. That means most people submitting ECF’s met employment certification requirements, resulting in an updated qualifying payment

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Department of Education Fixes to Student Loans

In a press release on April 19, 2022, the Department of Education announced several fixes to student loan programs that have plagued student borrowers. These changes are automatic and borrowers may not see the changes until end of 2022. “Additional

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