This matching program will assist the U.S. Department of Education in its obligation to ensure that borrowers who either owe balances on or who have had any of loans made under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) written off due to default for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, or the Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL) Program or with Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant service obligations (referred to collectively herein as ("Title IV loans") more efficiently and effectively are able to obtain Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharges of their Title IV loans. Submit your comments on the proposed re-establishment of the matching program on or before Nov. 29, 2023.
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