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ALT SWEET CASE UPDATE The Department of Education has begun sending notice of relief emails to Post-Class applicants from non-Exhibit C schools. The Department has until June 15th to send them out. If you haven't received yours by then, check spam or let PPSL know.
ALT Photo of Charmaine Pitt smiling and sitting in a director's-style chair with a graduation cap and gown draped over the chair. Text on screen: Newsweek She Thought She'd Be Burdened by Student Loans Forever--Then It All Changed "Those loans were going to impact my life forever, but now, that burden is gone." ... Pitt is one of tens of thousands of Americans whose loans were automatically discharged under Sweet v. McMahon, a class-action lawsuit filed in 2019, after the Department of Education missed a court-mandated deadline to rule on her application.
ALT Sweet v. McMahon FAQs Post-Class Update Question: I am a Post-Class Applicant from an Exhibit C school, and I did not receive a decision by the deadline. What do I do now? Answer: The Department of Education should have sent you an email notice on March 30, 2026, informing you that you are entitled to Full Settlement Relief. Right now, there is nothing else you need to do -- just make sure that your contact information is up to date on your FSA profile. You should receive Full Settlement Relief by March 30, 2027. The Department has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to delay its deadlines for Exhibit C Post-Class Applicants. We are prepared to defend the Settlement in court. We will update this page in response to any developments.
ALT Sweet v. McMahon FAQs Post-Class Update Question: I submitted a Borrower Defense application for an Exhibit C school and did not receive a notice of eligibility by March 30, 2026. What should I do? Answer: First, check your spam/junk folders, deleted folders and all email inboxes associated with your borrower defense application. If you still cannot find a notice, email info@ppsl.org with: • Your full name • Your email address • Your borrower defense application number • Your application date Borrowers entitled to Full Settlement Relief should receive relief within one year of their notice date.
ALT Sweet v. McMahon FAQs Post-Class Update Question: I submitted a Borrower Defense application for a non-Exhibit C school and did not receive a decision by April 15, 2026. What happens next? Answer: You are entitled to Full Settlement Relief. The Department is expected to send notices of eligibility by June 15, 2026. Relief should be delivered within one year of receiving that notice. You do not need to submit anything else right now, but you should: • Update your contact info with FSA and your servicer • Monitor your email and borrower defense account for updates If your application still says “in review,” you may not yet have received a decision.
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ALT Sweet V. McMahon FAQs, Relief & Repayment QUESTION: I am a Sweet post-class applicant currently enrolled in SAVE and eligible for discharge. Do I need to switch plans while I wait for relief? ANSWER: For your Sweet-related loans, no. You have a right to remain in BD forbearance while you wait for relief. If you have other loans that are not eligible for Sweet relief, you might need to decide whether to transition those loans to another repayment plan, such as IBR. Contact your servicer for more info. Your choice of repayment plan will not affect your Sweet relief.
ALT QUESTION: How do I make sure my loans remain in borrower defense forbearance during the SAVE transition? ANSWER: If your Sweet-related loans are placed in repayment, contact info@ppsl.org and sweet@ed.gov, and PPSL will make sure your loans are placed back in forbearance. Borrowers who are not part of the Sweet class or post-class (those who applied for Borrower Defense after Nov. 15, 2022) should contact their loan servicers directly.
ALT Action Alert: The SAVE Repayment Plan is ending. Beginning July 1, borrowers enrolled in SAVE will begin receiving notices about transitioning to a different repayment plan. Some borrowers in forbearance or awaiting discharge may not need to take action.
ALT Here's what you need to know: * Many SAVE borrowers will need to select a different repayment option * Other income-driven repayment plans remain available, including IBR * Borrowers should monitor updates from their loan servicer closely * Advocacy organizations continue fighting to protect borrowers
ALT Update: NYLAG v. McMahon Court dismisses challenge to Trump-era borrower defense rules The court ruled the challenge was moot because Congress put the borrower defense rules back into effect in OBBB last year. This erases a lower court ruling that limited the applicability of the rules’ 3-year statute of limitations.
ALT What this means: 1. Borrower defense is still available. The court did not invalidate borrower defense claims. 2. Stricter 2019 rules will remain in place for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2020. This includes the rules’ 3-year limit on certain claims. 3. If your loans were disbursed before July 1, 2020, this decision does not affect you. 4. Sweet v. McMahon relief is not affected.
ALT Next steps for borrowers If you were defrauded by your school, you should still apply for borrower defense. * Borrowers with pending applications should keep monitoring their cases. * Questions remain for some who consolidated older loans. * PPSL will keep fighting to protect borrowers’ access to the relief they deserve. Visit PPSL.org for more information.
