Urgent 10/31 deadline for PSLF We have learned that not only must the employer certification be dated 10/31 or before, but borrowers must use the PSLF HelpTool to download and sign the PSLF application by end of day 10/31. We recommend doing so as soon as possible to avoid any…
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PSLF Waiver Deadline: One Week Left
Borrowers seeking public service loan forgiveness have ONE week left or until October 31, 2022, to: Get your consolidation application filed for any FFEL or Perkins loans to make them eligible; AND Have your employer sign the PSLF certification form. Please don’t miss these deadlines! P.S.: you don’t lose any…
10k Forgiveness is Only a Small Part of Student Loan Forgiveness!
We were able to help Michelle get rid of $160,000 in federal student loan debt and she posted this Google review today. Note that the Biden forgiveness of 10k would have only been small drop in a very large bucket. There are lots of things going on out there –…
Joint Spousal Loans Be Gone!!!!
Much like the chaos of a Targaryen family dinner, the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act was signed into law today by President Biden – which creates an enormous timing problem. While this is awesome news for borrowers of federal student loans who are trapped in this “One Way In, No…
Can You Build Wealth With 6-Figures of Student Loan Debt? Yes!
A podcast I did for Wealthy Woman Lawyer about student loan debt relief just dropped here: https://www.wealthywomanlawyer.com/episode-164/ The key to increasing wealth is often thought of as increasing multiple revenue streams etc. While reducing expenses may not be the most important thing to increasing wealth, sometimes you just can’t get…
Have You Been Told to Send in a PSLF Application by October 31, 2022? Read on for Perhaps the Most Important Thing I Can Say About Student Loans Right Now!
As a student loan advocate for many years, and a practicing attorney in Tampa Bay, I fear that many people may interpret this advice in a way that will hurt their chances for forgiveness. The PSLF application is only one-half of the equation. A very important part is to make…
PSLF Consolidation Deadline is Approaching Faster than You May Think.
As the deadline to consolidate FFEL loans to Direct loans in order to receive PSLF forgiveness (OCT 31, 2022), we recommend that borrowers use Nelnet to consolidate rather than Aidvantage or Mohela as Nelnet is currently processing these quicker. The account would then be transferred to Mohela, as the PSLF…
Payment Restart Date?
While the current pause for federal student loan repayments is expected to end August 31, 2022, it is widely thought that this date may actually be extended again until the end of the year (which is past the mid-term elections). The Department of Education furthered this thought process by telling…
PSLF Guide by Federal Student Aid
Click here to view this email as a web page. Register Now: A Guide to Submit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Form Webinar: A Guide to Submit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Form Wednesday, August 24, 2022; 8–9 p.m. Eastern time This webinar is intended for…