Misty Knapp just wants the student-loan forgiveness she was promised.
Knapp, 59, has been working in public service as a nurse since 2012 and has been enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since 2017, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments.
She said she didn’t know PSLF existed when she entered public service, but once she saw it was possible to get her six-figure balance forgiven, she was banking on the relief. She now has a projected six payments left to make.
However, she’s been in payment limbo since the summer of 2024, and she’s worried that the relief she’s counting on will keep getting pushed back.
“I’m really just…