$6 billion in student-loan forgiveness for 200,000 borrowers just cleared another hurdle — and all members involved in the years-long lawsuit can now get relief

• An appeals court rejected three companies' request to pause relief for borrowers in the Sweet vs. Cardona lawsuit.
• Last year, a federal judge signed off on a settlement in the case that would give 200,000 borrowers $6 billion in debt relief.
• Those borrowers filed a lawsuit in 2019 over stalled borrower defense claims against the schools they attended.

After years of stalled student-debt cancellation, thousands of borrowers are finally getting relief.

In 2019, the Project on Predatory Student Lending, on behalf of borrowers who believed they were defrauded by the schools they attended, filed a lawsuit — now known as Sweet vs. Cardona — over stalled borrower defense claims, which are claims borrowers can file to get their debt discharged if they can prove they were defrauded by their school.