They were getting closer to student-loan forgiveness. Then their progress was stripped away.

Business Insider | 06-09-2026 10:56am |

Some student-loan borrowers have had their progress toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) stripped away. The Trump administration removed qualifying payments for certain borrowers, citing coding errors from the Biden administration. One borrower, Christina Quinones, saw her payment count drop from 118 to 98, adding nearly two more years to her forgiveness timeline.

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