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so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by anyriotgirl » Tue Oct 31, 2017 10:52 pm

or is everyone gonna get rekt like this guy in one way or another

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/your ... ments.html
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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by 1styearlateral » Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:01 pm

We need a Mr. Robot-esq attack on the credit institutions.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

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anyriotgirl wrote:or is everyone gonna get rekt like this guy in one way or another

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/your ... ments.html
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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by ur_hero » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:31 pm

Doesn't this take like 20+ years of payments?

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:36 pm

PSLF is 10 years. This fall is the earliest anyone could get the debt forgiven.

(And while I’m probably going to get my own PSLF screwed up as karmic revenge for saying this, the materials about PSLF are SUPER clear that you have to be on an income-based plan, not graduated, and it seems you should know what plan you’re on. Though still super shady for the loan provider to be able to rely on that when the guy tried repeatedly to make sure his payments qualified and wasn’t told otherwise.)

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by Desert Fox » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:43 pm

My brother got his forgiven, but it took quadriplegia to do it.
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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by anyriotgirl » Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:22 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:PSLF is 10 years. This fall is the earliest anyone could get the debt forgiven.

(And while I’m probably going to get my own PSLF screwed up as karmic revenge for saying this, the materials about PSLF are SUPER clear that you have to be on an income-based plan, not graduated, and it seems you should know what plan you’re on. Though still super shady for the loan provider to be able to rely on that when the guy tried repeatedly to make sure his payments qualified and wasn’t told otherwise.)
I know I wanna know if anyone in the first batch of people got their paperwork approved and balance discharged
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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:32 pm

I definitely want to know too! I think people would be submitting the paperwork right about now so I’m not sure when the process will be complete.

Frankly it wouldn’t surprise me if the DOE doesn’t know yet either.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

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WHat did ppl do before PSLF?

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by MKC » Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:38 pm

Thesaurus wrote:WHat did ppl do before PSLF?
Keep paying forever as their loan balance increased faster than they could pay it down.

I know someone that still owes the same $80,000 they owed 15 years ago.
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Post by PeanutsNJam » Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:34 pm

MarkinKansasCity wrote:
Thesaurus wrote:WHat did ppl do before PSLF?
Keep paying forever as their loan balance increased faster than they could pay it down.

I know someone that still owes the same $80,000 they owed 15 years ago.
Or successfully paid off their loans because school was way cheaper even 10 years ago.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by 1styearlateral » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:14 pm

I understand these are all for public service, but I'm wondering what it's going to look like after 25-30 years when people don't pay off the entire balance of the loan. It is my understanding that the loan is forgiven.

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Post by A. Nony Mouse » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:28 pm

Yes, but the amount you’re forgiven will count as taxable income for that year.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by 1styearlateral » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:20 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Yes, but the amount you’re forgiven will count as taxable income for that year.
Yeah, I understand that. I guess I'm interested in seeing how severe the backlash will be in a real world example.

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Post by boredtodeath » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:46 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Yes, but the amount you’re forgiven will count as taxable income for that year.
Not under PSLF.

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Post by Nebby » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:50 pm

boredtodeath wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:Yes, but the amount you’re forgiven will count as taxable income for that year.
Not under PSLF.
Yes, but was Nony talking about PSLF? No.

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Post by boredtodeath » Thu Nov 02, 2017 2:53 pm

Nebby wrote:
boredtodeath wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:Yes, but the amount you’re forgiven will count as taxable income for that year.
Not under PSLF.
Yes, but was Nony talking about PSLF? No.
I read 1styearlateral's post to be asking what the public backlash is going to look like after a decade of people getting massive debt forgiven under PSLF. If s/he was talking about what the backlash will be when RE/PAYE kicks in, OK.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Thu Nov 02, 2017 4:02 pm

Yeah, I understood this
1styearlateral wrote:I understand these are all for public service, but I'm wondering what it's going to look like after 25-30 years when people don't pay off the entire balance of the loan. It is my understanding that the loan is forgiven.
to be talking about PAYE/REPAYE as distinct from public service.

Also I understood backlash to mean tax consequences, not public opinion.

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by anyriotgirl » Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:54 pm

bump I still wanna know
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anyriotgirl wrote:bump I still wanna know
Still too early. I don't think the majority will become eligible to apply until December

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anyriotgirl wrote:bump I still wanna know
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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by barrelofmonkeys » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:43 pm

anyriotgirl wrote:
anyriotgirl wrote:bump I still wanna know
Supposing that 10 years ago, things looked pretty similar to how they do now w/r/t grace (i.e., my first payment won't be until January), 120 on-time payments haven't happened yet for people.
Bump again January 20 :D

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Re: so has anyone successfully gotten their loans forgiven yet or what?

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:47 pm

My first payment was November. That said, I have no idea how long it’s going to take to process any of this.

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Post by Nebby » Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:42 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:My first payment was November. That said, I have no idea how long it’s going to take to process any of this.
Was the first payment due in November or did you get your first bill in November? Unless you graduated before May, the first due date should have been December. Six months after May is November, which is when you're billed, and it was due in Dec.

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Post by A. Nony Mouse » Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:28 pm

Nebby wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:My first payment was November. That said, I have no idea how long it’s going to take to process any of this.
Was the first payment due in November or did you get your first bill in November? Unless you graduated before May, the first due date should have been December. Six months after May is November, which is when you're billed, and it was due in Dec.
You’re probably right, I don’t remember at this point except that it was before January.

But if the January person was unfortunate enough to be on a quarter system and graduate in June that probably explains the discrepancy.

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