Millions of student loan applicants who applied for student-debt relief under a program from the Biden Administration were wrongfully informed last month that their applications were approved, according to reports.
U.S. Department of Education contractor Accenture, who sent the letters out, told Fox Television Stations that applicants were erroneously emailed about the approvals on November 22 and 23.
Accenture Federal Services regrets the human error that led to an email sent to a number for student loan debt relief applicants with an inaccurate subject line, an Accenture spokeswoman told Fox Television Stations. Accenture Federal Services is working closely with the Department to ensure that applicants are in the Student Loan Debt Relief Program. Quality control measures are being reviewed by Accenture Federal Services. The communications, reported by Fox Station WTTG in Washington, D.C., would be out within the next few days.
President Biden's student loan debt relief program hit a number of roadblocks recently, as courts have ruled that the program is unconstitutional.
A three-judge panel unanimously chose not to override the decision by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman on Nov. 10, calling student loan handouts unlawful and temporarily suspending it.
The New Orleans court did decide to expedite the case in its docket to the next oral argument.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has sent emails to applicants notifying them if they are eligible for relief under the plan or not, according to WTTG.
In that letter, Cardona addresses the lawsuits filed against the program, which have blocked the ability to discharge debt relief.
The Department of Justice has appealed on our behalf, and we believe that the lawsuits are meritless.