The federal Department of Education said on Tuesday it would offer to write off $7.7 billion of student debt owed by disabled individuals, taking a big step to streamline a loan forgiveness program long plagued by bureaucratic delay and inefficiency. Starting April 18, loan forgiveness letters will go out to approximately 387,000 borrowers who
Federal Government Finally Forgives Billions In Debt Of Students Who’ve Become Disabled
The move comes after a ProPublica investigation that documented how the government was making it hard for disabled borrowers to get their loans forgiven.