The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program cancels federal student loans for qualifying government employees and many nonprofit workers after the borrowers have made ten years of qualifying payments.
October 30, 2025
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program_rule
Core operational rule describing how loan cancellation under PSLF is achieved.
As of October 30, 2025, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program had canceled federal student loans for more than 1 million Americans.
October 30, 2025
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statistic
Cumulative impact of the PSLF program reported as a milestone figure.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a federal program established in 2007 that forgives federal student loan balances for borrowers who work for qualifying nonprofit organizations or in public service after making 120 qualifying payments (generally 10 years).
January 01, 2007
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definition
Describes the baseline eligibility and structure of the PSLF program.