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STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FULL
STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM PLUS

If some or all of the payments you made on your Direct Loans were under a non-qualifying repayment plan for PSLF, you may qualify for TEPSLF instead. If you are seeking PSLF and you are currently on the Standard Repayment plan, you should switch to an IDR plan as soon as possible.

STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FULL

What about the 10-Year Standard Repayment plan?Īlthough the 10-year Standard Repayment plan is eligible, if you were to stay on this plan, your loans would be paid in full by the time you made all 120 qualifying payments. In that case, PSLF may not be right for you. However, in some cases an IDR plan might give you a higher monthly payment than you want to pay, and your monthly payment might be lower under a traditional repayment plan. IDR plans provide a lower monthly payment amount for borrowers who have high student loan debt relative to their income. If you do not know what repayment plan you are on for your Direct Loans, visit and find out. To benefit from PSLF, you should consider one of the following IDR plans, which generally base your loan payments on your income, family size, and loan debt. To get the most benefit from the program, you should switch to an Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan if you're not already on one. Only certain repayment plans qualify for PSLF. For this reason, if you’ve made qualifying PSLF payments on your Direct Loans and you’re thinking of consolidating those loans along with loans you received under other federal student loan programs, you should leave your Direct Loans out of the consolidation and consolidate only your loans from other federal student loan programs. You’ll need to start over and make 120 qualifying payments on the new Direct Consolidation Loan. If you have made qualifying PSLF payments on Direct Loans and then consolidate those loans, you’ll lose credit for any PSLF payments. Learn more about consolidation Have you already made qualifying payments on your Direct Loans? Consolidating can make your loans eligible as long as you meet all other program requirements. If your loan type isn't listed above, you can consolidate your non-eligible federal student loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan to make them eligible for PSLF/TEPSLF. If you do not know what type of federal loans you have, visit and find out. Direct Consolidation Loans (including Special Direct Consolidation Loans).

STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM PLUS

Direct PLUS Loans for graduate or professional students.

Direct Unsubsidized Loans (including TEACH Grants that were converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans).

If your loans don't qualify, consolidation may make them eligible. Only certain loans qualify for PSLF/TEPSLF.

Work for more than one qualifying employer for a total of more than 30 hours per week.

Work full-time as defined by your employer, or at least 30 hours per week, whichever is higher.

You're considered full-time if you meet one of the following. You must be considered a full-time employee to qualify for PSLF/TEPSLF. Not only does your place of work need to be a qualifying employer for PSLF/TEPSLF, the amount of time you work also needs to meet the requirements. SEARCH TO SEE IF YOUR EMPLOYMENT QUALIFIES.

A not-for-profit organization that is not a 501(c)(3) organization and which provides certain qualifying services.

A 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization.

A government organization, including volunteering with AmeriCorps or Peace Corps.

If you're unsure whether you work for a qualifying organization, ask your employer. Only employment with the following types of organizations qualifies for PSLF/TEPSLF. The first step is to see if your employment qualifies for the PSLF program. You can also visit /fedloan for the latest updates and information on loan transfers. Please note that this change will not affect the existing terms, programs, or available repayment plans on your loans nor will it affect the temporary suspension of payments and 0% interest benefits applied for the COVID-19 emergency.Ĭommunications will be sent as more details become known. FedLoan Servicing will continue to service all loans until they are transferred to another FSA-designated servicer. In the coming months, we will be working with Federal Student Aid (FSA) to conduct a smooth transition of your loans to a different servicer over the next year. FedLoan Servicing has announced that it will stop servicing federal student loans when its current contract ends.

For more information on how this may impact your loans, please visit /pslfwaiver. At this time, we do not have additional details on the eligibility requirements needed to perform reviews. On October 6, 2021, the Department of Education announced a limited waiver for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).