Summary
The U.S. Department of Education missed a deadline to process applications for student loan forgiveness as part of a legal settlement. This could lead to automatic loan forgiveness for some borrowers. The delay affects a group within the Sweet v. Cardona case, with potential financial relief for many people.
Key Facts
- The Education Department missed a deadline in a settlement under the Sweet v. Cardona case.
- The settlement relates to Borrower Defense to Repayment, a program to cancel loans if schools misled students.
- More than 40 million Americans have student loan debt.
- Borrowers affected by the missed deadline may get full loan forgiveness automatically.
- The missed decision deadline was January 28, 2023.
- Forgiveness applies to those who applied before June 22, 2022, and attended specific schools.
- The Education Department requested a deadline extension but was denied by a judge.
- Current negotiations aim to sort through 207,000 borrower applications.
