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What PPSL Fought For in 2025 – And What Comes Next
As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on a year of fierce advocacy, strategic litigation, and commitment to student borrowers. In a rapidly shifting federal policy landscape, PPSL has stood with borrowers to defend their rights and call for accountability from servicers, private lenders, and the federal government.
SF Judge Rejects Government Bid to Delay Processing Student Debt Claims | KQED
Tens of thousands of student loan borrowers who say their schools misled them may soon find out whether that debt will be cleared after a Thursday ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco.
In Major Ruling, Court Rejects Student Loan Forgiveness Delay Sought By Trump Administration | Forbes
“PPSL, representing student loan borrowers in the Sweet settlement, countered that the request for a delay was patently unreasonable: ‘Judge Alsup has imposed strict parameters to ensure accountability in this settlement, including a series of hearings to report progress and ensure that settlement relief is on track,’ said PPSL in a statement.“
'Totally Unacceptable': Alsup Rips Feds In Student Loan Deal | Law360
“U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday denied the U.S. Department of Education's request for an 18-month extension to process over 200,000 loan cancellation applications for students claiming they were defrauded by colleges the attended, calling it ‘totally unacceptable.’”
Judge denies government bid to delay borrower defense claim reviews for ‘highly suspect’ schools | Courthouse News Service
The government will have to adjudicate all claims from applicants who attended schools with evidence of misconduct by the original January deadline but will get a three-month extension for all other claims.
Judge Denies ED’s Request for 18-Month Delay of Borrower Defense Settlement in Sweet v. McMahon
After hearing arguments in the class action borrower defense lawsuit Sweet v. McMahon, Judge Alsup rejected the government’s request for an 18-month extension of a major deadline for post-class applications.
Education Department seeks delay in landmark borrower defense settlement | Higher Ed Dive
In response to the Education Department’s request, lawyers for the borrowers slammed the department’s request: “Less than 12 weeks before the deadline, the Department reveals that not only is it behind schedule to meet that deadline, it never had a prayer of meeting the deadline,” PPSL said.
Trump Administration Tries To Delay Student Loan Forgiveness In Borrower Defense Case
Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the colleges in question have been waiting for years for decisions on whether they will have their loans forgiven or not. The ongoing delays mean uncertainty and stress for those students and their families.
STATEMENT on DOJ Effort to Further Delay Borrower Defense Settlement Relief in Sweet v. McMahon
Justice Department Asks to Renege on Agreement Just Weeks Before Court-Ordered Deadline
Amid sweeping changes in federal student aid, student debt is harder to pay off than ever | The Boston Globe
“The wheels are falling off,” said Eileen Connor, executive director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending. “Problems are going to be widespread across the system in a way we haven’t dealt with before.”