After 10 years of very low payments relative to the borrowers overall debt burden, the remaining loan balance will be completely forgiven! (lifeandmyfinances.com)
And this despite the fact that the US overall debt burden is significantly higher than that of the Eurozone (in April 2013 the Eurozone debt / GDP ratio was at 90,6 % while the US debt / GDP ratio was 107 %). (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Lenders will account for the tax debt when calculating your overall debt burden and cash flow. (fundera.com)