In addition, Education has not examined
borrower awareness of the program to determine how well its efforts are working.
Not exact matches
For Direct Loan
borrowers GAO examined: (1) how participation in Income - Based Repayment and Pay As You Earn compares to eligibility, and to what extent Education has taken steps to increase
awareness of these plans, and (2) what is known about Public Service Loan Forgiveness certification and eligibility, and to what extent Education has taken steps to increase
awareness of this
program.
Recommendation: To help ensure that Income - Based Repayment, Pay As You Earn, and Public Service Loan Forgiveness serve their intended beneficiaries to the greatest extent possible, the Secretary
of Education should take steps to examine
borrower awareness of Public Service Loan Forgiveness and increase outreach about the
program as needed.
With confusion swirling about the availability and terms
of promised PSLF for millions
of student loan
borrowers, American Student Assistance's Center for Consumer Advocacy has launched a national
awareness campaign, 10 Years To Zero Debt, to educate
borrowers about PSLF and boost enrollment in the
program.