This new paperwork rule could make getting student-loan forgiveness easier for government and nonprofit workers

• The Education Department updated guidance for applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Employers now have the option to digitally certify an employee's eligibility for the program.
• Previously, strict paperwork requirements caused many borrowers' applications to be rejected.

A new change to a student-loan forgiveness program could make it easier for government and nonprofit workers to get relief.

President Joe Biden's Education Department updated guidance for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which is intended to forgive student debt for government and nonprofit workers after ten years of qualifying payments.