Posts tagged Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Coalition Letter with 186 Signatories, Including IFPTE, Urges Education Dept. Not to Make Unlawful Changes to Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
Coalition Letter with 186 Signatories, Including IFPTE, Urges Education Dept. Not to Make Unlawful Changes to Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

IFPTE is among the 186 democracy, labor, civil rights, student, economic justice, and other organizations sending a dire warning to the U.S. Department of Education about the the Trump Administration’s radical overhaul of the student loan safety net, including the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). 

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GovernmentFaraz KhanPSLF, federal student loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Student Loan Forgiveness
PSLF Waiver Ends Oct. 31, Check StudentAid.gov — IFPTE Joins Union Letter Requesting Waiver Period Extension
PSLF Waiver Ends Oct. 31, Check StudentAid.gov — IFPTE Joins Union Letter Requesting Waiver Period Extension

With the deadline for the Department of Education's waiver on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) just days away, IFPTE and NPEU/IFPTE Local 70 signed onto a union letter to Education Secretary Cardona requesting the deadline for the waiver be extended through July 1, 2023. The waiver allows PSLF to forgive student loan debt in instances where borrowers were not previously on an eligible repayment plan, did not pay the full amount due, or did not pay on time.

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GovernmentCandace RhettDepartment of Education, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program