ALERT: The Department announced in April 2016 a new process to identify and assist disabled borrowers who may qualify for a discharge. (studentloanborrowerassistance.org)
ProPublica has investigated various aspects of the federal student loan program, including problems with relieving the loan burden of disabled borrowers and for the families of borrowers who died, problems with debt collection agencies and loan servicing changes, and the growth of lending to parents. (vox.com)
Permanently disabled borrowers can seek to discharge student loans through the federal Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge program. (studentloanhero.com)