News With lawsuit dismissed, student loan debt forgiveness begins for 800,000 borrowers August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Nirvi Shah and Alia Wong, USA TODAYComments Off on With lawsuit dismissed, student loan debt forgiveness begins for 800,000 borrowers The Education Department planned to adjust how it calculates student loan payments to correct past errors, resulting in about 804,000 people balances erased.