Student Debt: Federal Appeals Court Ruling Triggers Automatic Loan Cancellation for Over 170,000 Defrauded Borrowers

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Court Clears Student Loan Forgiveness For 450,000 Borrowers

Student loan forgiveness is moving forward for more than 170,000 additional borrowers after a federal appeals court rejected the Education Department’s latest attempt to delay relief. In its July 17 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the deadlines established through the Sweet v. McMahon settlement. The Project on Predatory Student Lending now values the total settlement relief at no less than $23 billion. The case began in 2019…

Student Debt: Federal Appeals Court Ruling Triggers Automatic Loan Cancellation for Over 170,000 Defrauded Borrowers

More than 170,000 student loan borrowers are set to have their federal educational debts completely erased following a decisive federal appeals court ruling. The post Student Debt: Federal Appeals Court Ruling Triggers Automatic Loan Cancellation for Over 170,000 Defrauded Borrowers appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.