WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The U.S. Department of Education is warning the public about possible scams tied to the release of the application for the President’s student loan forgiveness. That application is due to be released this month.
Washington News Bureau reporter Jamie Bittner asked Cardona when borrowers can expect the application to come out.
“That’s the million dollar question, right? We know in October it’s going to come out. We’re working on making sure we can produce something that the American people will go to and find easy, quick. And, you know, we’re doing well in terms of getting that product ready and making sure that it’s available for the American people soon. As I said before, it’s going to be in October. But, you know, more information will be found on studentaid.gov/debt-relief. It’ll share when it’s available. It’ll also share tips like the one, the email we sent yesterday that tell folks what not to look for or what not to do. That’s really important. So it’ll be coming out soon and we’re looking forward to making sure we take care of the almost 43 million people that are eligible for debt relief,” he said.
The Biden administration sent out an email Wednesday to reinforce the warning about scams.
Read the full warning from the Biden administration about scams here
“This email that went out yesterday is really to make sure folks understand what they should be doing, what they shouldn’t be doing. There are a lot of scammers…
