06/17/2026
Thousands of borrowers are receiving emails from the Education Department this week, notifying them that their student loans will be discharged. The relief is for the final group of federal student loan borrowers under the Sweet v. McMahon settlement agreement, which was finalized in 2022 to resolve claims of stalled or rejected Borrower Defense to Repayment applications.
But even as borrowers receive the student loan discharge notices, the Education Department continues its push to try to stall or delay providing relief. Here’s the latest: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/06/15/student-loan-discharge-emails-sent-to-30000-borrowers-as-settlement-relief-proceeds/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB
📸: Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images