Student loan debt forgiveness: Who qualifies, application deadline, refunds for paid debt

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : But remember, if you still have thousands of dollars in student loan debt, even after paying some down in 2020 and 2021, you're going to benefit from loan forgiveness if you go through an application process.
53% : Millions of borrowers with federal student loan debt need to line up their paperwork and circle Nov. 15 on the calendar — or add an alert to their smartphone — to make sure that $10,000 or $20,000 in student loans are forgiven ASAP.Right now, the U.S. Department of Education says a simple federal student loan forgiveness application will be available by early October.
53% : Summer has worked with more than 100,000 borrowers in managing more than $8 billion in student loan debt.
52% : All your debt isn't going to be forgiven if you owe $30,000 or $40,000 or more in student loans.
50% : Most people who qualified for the moratorium on student loan payments took advantage of it and didn't make all their payments for more than two years.
48% : About 16% of borrowers are in default, according to the White House, including nearly a third of senior citizens with student loan debt.
45% :  Will overlooked borrowers get help?Many borrowers were upset when they heard that the payment pause or moratorium on student debt would only cover federal education loans that are held by or on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.
44% : Do I get money back?Yes, you can do so if you no longer have any student loan debt.

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