The Department of Education has suspended #studentloan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment plan, or #IBR. The IBR plan is one of several income-driven repayment plan programs offered to borrowers, and is the only current plan not subject to any legal challenge or court injunction. “Currently, IBR forgiveness is paused while our systems are updated,” announced the department in updated guidance on pending court challenges issued earlier this month. “IBR forgiveness will resume once those updates are completed.” The department’s announcement corroborates previous statements by former department officials. And it confirms what some #borrowers who had reached the threshold for student #loanforgiveness – but didn’t get a discharge – had already suspected. Tap the link in our bio for what we know, and what borrowers can do. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)