Mayor Bowser Announces $1 Million in Public Service Loans Forgiven with Support from the DC Student Loan Ombudsman, Encourages More Washingtonians to Apply for Loan Forgiveness
Date Released:
Tue, 10/18/2022
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that the Student Loan Ombudsman at the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has already helped DC residents eliminate more than $1 million in federal student loan debt through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. She encouraged more residents to apply for loan forgiveness under this program before the October 31, 2022 deadline, and apply before December 31, 2023 to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) program that forgives up to $20,000 in student debt.
