Student Loan Forgiveness Application Backlog Continues to Widen 📉

A major backlog of applications for a popular federal student loan forgiveness program shows no signs of improving, and a Department of Education court filing last week revealed that the backlog continues to get even larger.

0:00 Introduction
0:32 How The Buy Back Program Works
3:53 How Many People Are In The Program
5:11 Why Is There A Backlog?
6:32 The Response From The Department Of Education
7:57 What Does This Mean For Borrowers?
12:39 Advice For Borrowers

Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/08/18/student-loan-forgiveness-application-backlog-gets-even-worse/

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