Education Department sends final Sweet v. McMahon discharges
The Education Department has issued student loan discharge emails to the final cohort of post-class Borrower Defense applicants covered by the 2022 Sweet v. McMahon settlement. The settlement addressed delayed or denied Borrower Defense applications dating to a 2017 lawsuit and previously granted automatic relief to over 500,000 class members, mainly from Exhibit C schools. This final group of about 30,000 applicants attended non-Exhibit C schools and had applied between June and November 2022; their notices complete the settlement entitlements of discharge, refunds of prior payments, and deletion of negative credit reporting, even as the department had previously sought delays.
About 30,000 post-class borrowers received final Sweet v. McMahon discharges.
Context
Borrowers sued in 2017 over delayed or denied Borrower Defense applications. A 2022 settlement promised discharges, refunds, and credit fixes. If decisions lagged, post-class applicants would get full relief after three years.
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