Student loan forgiveness has restarted for a small number of Americans, according to experts.
The Education Department (ED) said in July it suspended forgiveness for Income Based Repayment (IBR) plans to update its systems to accurately account for qualifying monthly payments. The IBR plan cancels outstanding loan debt for borrowers after they’ve made 240 or 300 monthly payments – or about 20 to 25 years of payments, depending on the age of the loan.