The two-year moratorium on student loan payments and interest will end on August 31. While borrowers around the country wait for President Joe Biden to decide on universal loan forgiveness, his administration continues to discharge student loans for specific individuals.

The Department of Education stated on Tuesday that it will cancel all current federal student loans for students who attended ITT Technical Institute between 2005 and 2016, eliminating $3.9 billion in debt for 208,000 borrowers who were deceived by the school's deceptive promises. This current batch of debt forgiveness also covers a far smaller number of debtors who attended the Kenmore Square site of the Kaplan Career Institute in Boston.

Who Could Be Eligible For Student Loan Cancelation?

One in every five Americans owes money on student loans totaling $1.6 trillion or $37,013 on average per borrower. During Biden's presidency, a total of $32 billion in student debts had been forgiven, as per CNET.

Students who have been scammed by their institution have gotten the greatest assistance. Under the Biden administration, one million debtors have gotten $13 billion in debt relief. This includes students in the criminal justice programs at ITT, Corinthian Colleges, Marinello Schools of Beauty, DeVry University, Westwood College, and the Minnesota School of Business/Globe University. 

Another $9.6 billion has been forgiven for about 175,000 borrowers who meet the requirements of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. This program, often known as PSLF, gives debt forgiveness to people who engage in public service once they have made a certain amount of payments on their qualified loans.

A temporary waiver that will expire at the end of October has delayed some of the program's rules, allowing debtors who would not have qualified before to get debt relief. According to recent research, up to nine million public sector employees may be eligible for PSLF. Here's how to see if you're eligible.

The Education Department said earlier this week that more than 425,000 borrowers have earned $9 billion in student debt relief through complete and permanent disability discharges. Officials utilize current Social Security Administration data to identify qualified borrowers. Details on how to demonstrate your eligibility for a TPD loan discharge may be found here.

The federal student loan payment moratorium will end in less than two weeks. While it is evident that President Joe Biden is deciding on student loans, it is unclear what that decision would contain or when he will make it public, according to Khon2.

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How To Apply For Student Loan Forgiveness?

President Biden is allegedly considering using executive action to expand student loan forgiveness even further. He has not made a final choice but has said that he plans to decide by August 31.

According to Forbes, President Joe Biden is considering offering students $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness, with certain income requirements to limit eligibility. If Biden decides to proceed, the Education Department is said to have a strategy in place to carry out the project. Borrowers of student loans may still be eligible for the following loan forgiveness programs:

• Borrowers can apply for Borrower Defense to Repayment at any time. Borrowers who attended a recommended list of schools and submitted their Borrower Defense application before final approval of the Sweet v. Cardona settlement (which is expected in early November) may be eligible for additional benefits. More information regarding Sweet v. Cardona may be found here.

• The Limited PSLF Waiver is only valid through October 31, but advocacy organizations are urging the Biden administration to extend it. To qualify for the waiver, certain borrowers may need to take action, such as consolidating their loans or filing PSLF job certification paperwork. Learn more about the Limited PSLF Waiver and how to apply by visiting this page.

• The IDR Account Adjustment is currently in the works. To reap the benefits of the endeavor, some borrowers may need to take action, such as consolidating their FFEL-program obligations. Visit this website to learn more about the IDR Account Adjustment and how to apply.

• The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge program continues to have certain temporary perks, such as the removal of post-discharge income monitoring. Learn more about the TPD Discharge program and how to apply by visiting this page.

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