The PSLF Backlog in 2026: What’s Stuck, What’s Moving, and What Borrowers Can Do
As of early 2026, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program has a significant backlog of pending applications — specifically, 88,170 PSLF Buyback applications were pending as of February 28, 2026, according to Department of Education filings. The broader student loan landscape has additional backlogs: roughly 576,000 income-driven repayment (IDR) applications were also pending in […]
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