Fedloan Servicing has finally made right on its past error where it pulled the PSLF rug from under several ABA employees. That resulted in a lengthy lawsuit that found resolution in February 2019. The US District Judge Kelly ruled that the Department of Education had improperly changed the terms of PSLF, essentially reneging on its previous PSLF approvals. It appears the Department of Education will not be appealing Judge Kelly’s order.
“Last week, several ABA employees, including two former ABA employees, received communications from FedLoan Servicing, which administers PSLF, that said the American Bar Association is an eligible employer under the PSLF and that their previous determination otherwise had been an error.”
Read more at the ABA website: https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2019/08/aba-encouraged-by-recent-developments-in-public-service-loan-for/