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urged the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to address delays in processing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Buyback applications

Dingell pressed the Department of Education to fix delays in PSLF Buyback processing.

Latest News | Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
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Debbie Dingell, Michigan (MI) - 6th, Democrat. Oath of Office: Jan. 03, 2025.

Confirms Dingell's relevant House term began January 3, 2025, so 2026 PSLF Buyback processing evidence falls within the same congressional term.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Debbie Dingell Member Profile
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A borrower may obtain loan forgiveness under this program if the borrower...satisfies the equivalent of 120 monthly payments... For months in deferment or forbearance outside listed categories, the borrower may obtain credit by making an additional payment equal to or greater than the amount they would have paid at that time on a qualifying repayment plan.

Federal PSLF regulations provide the mechanism underlying PSLF Buyback: borrowers may receive credit for certain deferment/forbearance months through additional payments. This establishes the policy area but does not show timely processing.

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eCFR - 34 CFR 685.219 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
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As of Jan. 31, there were 86,520 pending applications for this student loan forgiveness program. In the latest report, the Education Department made a decision on 2,430 applications, less than half the 5,030 new PSLF Buyback applications it received.

Reported court/Department data showed the PSLF Buyback backlog was growing in early 2026, directly contradicting the promise that applications would be processed without delay.

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Education Department Struggles with PSLF Buyback Applications, Delays Persist
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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback program had nearly 90,000 applications pending as of March 2026. Some borrowers have waited over a year for their PSLF Buyback application to be processed. The Department of Education said there is no estimated timeline for processing.

By March-April 2026, substantial delays persisted and the Department itself reportedly said there was no processing timeline, so the promised no-delay outcome had not been achieved.

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Borrowers Face Long Waits as Education Department Still Struggles To Process Student Loan Forgiveness Claims
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In April 2026, the backlog of PSLF applications fell by about 1,720 to 88,000. In that month, 6,870 applications were approved or denied, the largest number of application decisions in one month since reporting began.

There was some processing improvement in April 2026, but about 88,000 applications remained pending, so this supports at most partial administrative progress, not fulfillment of the no-delay promise.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Backlog Shrinks for These Borrowers
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The lawmakers urged ED to cancel student debt for qualified borrowers under existing debt cancellation programs, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and clear the more than 550,000 application backlog of income-driven repayment applications. The listed House signers include Rashida Tlaib but not Debbie Dingell.

This shows concrete congressional pressure on student-loan forgiveness backlogs in June 2026, but Dingell is not listed among the signers. I found no comparable official Dingell action specifically on PSLF Buyback processing delays.

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Warren, Merkley, Pressley, Carson Lead 60+ Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record
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