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US Department of Education student loan litigation
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The US Department of Education is facing multiple legal challenges regarding student loan relief and the administration of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. A class action lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Student Defense alleges the department failed to discharge loans for borrowers who attended closed for-profit colleges, such as Career Education Corporation and Corporation, Education Management Corporation. Corporation, Education Corporation of America, and Bay State College. Concurrently, the department has withdrawn appeals against court rulings that struck down regulations intended to restrict the PSLF program, leaving the current structure of the program intact. Further legal action has been taken by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which filed a class action lawsuit against the department and Secretary Linda McMahon. The AFT AFT, alongside nine borrowers, alleges gross mismanagement of the PSLF program, specifically citing program. Specific allegations include incorrect payment history calculations, failure to credit qualifying employment, and a significant backlog in the PSLF Buyback program. program, which allows borrowers to retroactively claim credit for months lost due to forbearance or deferment. Plaintiffs claim the department is actively delaying or denying loan forgiveness to eligible public servants who have met program requirements, such as making 120 qualifying monthly payments. The department has responded to claims of reduced payment counts by stating these were necessary corrections to coding errors from the previous administration.
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