The change will immediately impact 22,000 people.
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The extensive overhaul will make the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program “live up to its promise” and will immediately impact around 22,000 borrowers -- all now able to receive loan forgiveness after previously being ineligible, according to the announcement. That’s more than $1.7 billion in loans forgiven.
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