Biden Extends Relief out to September, PSLF-only Jobs Platform LIVE

Jan 22, 2021

January 21st, 2021

Well, it didn’t take long for Biden to take promised action on federal student loans. On his first day in office this week, Biden extended the halt on both payments and accruing interest by Executive Order out to the end of September, 2021.

Soon afterwards, the Department of Education confirmed that this “administrative forbearance” WOULD count towards both PSLF and Income-Driven Repayment federal loan forgiveness.

Expectations Going Forward

The Georgia run-off election resulted in wins for the Democrats and a Senate majority (including the VP vote), so speculation about more generous legislation to come is warranted. That said, with student loan relief punted out 8 months, the administration may focus on other initiatives in the near term. Here are some realistic initiatives being considered:

  • Cancellation of $10k for all borrowers, or only those in economic distress.
  • Partial forgiveness benefit for PSLF at five years.
  • Forgive Undergrad debt for borrowers under select income thresholds.
  • Free access to public college for families under select incomes.

Our advice remains to stay the course with no payments as this time continues to count towards PSLF. Income-Driven Repayment plan renewals remain extended out 12 months and, unless you’ve experienced a loss of income, our strategy remains to take advantage of the extension.

Finally… a PSLF Jobs Platform!

We recently introduced the nation’s first PSLF-specific jobs platform, www.pslfjobs.com. Through partnership with staff recruiters at non-profit hospitals around the nation, PSLFjobs is now featuring qualified jobs, and we invite you to create your Candidate profile and peruse the quickly growing database of PSLFjobs!

Brandon Barfield
Brandon Barfield

Brandon Barfield is the President and Co-Founder of Student Loan Professor, and is nationally known as student loan expert for graduate health professions. Since 2011, Brandon has given hundreds of loan repayment presentations for schools, hospitals, and medical conferences across the country. With his diverse background in financial aid, financial planning and student loan advisory, Brandon has a broad understanding of the intricacies surrounding student loans, loan repayment strategies, and how they should be considered when graduates make other financial decisions.

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  • Brandon Barfield

    Brandon Barfield is the President and Co-Founder of Student Loan Professor, and is nationally known as student loan expert for graduate health professions. Since 2011, Brandon has given hundreds of loan repayment presentations for schools, hospitals, and medical conferences across the country. With his diverse background in financial aid, financial planning and student loan advisory, Brandon has a broad understanding of the intricacies surrounding student loans, loan repayment strategies, and how they should be considered when graduates make other financial decisions.

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