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554,000 Borrowers Still Stuck in Student Loan Repayment Backlog Despite Record Processing
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
The Department of Education processed more IDR applications in March than any month since court-ordered tracking began, cutting the pending backlog to 553,966. That is down from 576,609 in February and from nearly 2 million in April 2025.
The March status report (PDF File), filed today in federal court, also shows IDR loan forgiveness resumed after two consecutive months of zero discharges.