Justice Department Drops Appeal in Student Loan Forgiveness Case

Federal officials dropped their legal fight to overhaul a major student loan forgiveness program.

Federal authorities have dropped their legal challenge aimed at overhauling a federal student loan forgiveness program. The Department of Justice provided no reason for ending the appeal. Advocates praised the decision to drop the challenge to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness initiative.

• The programQualified public employees become eligible for loan forgiveness after ten years of payments.
• The reactionAdvocacy groups welcomed the decision by federal officials to abandon the appeal.

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