Hundreds of thousands of borrowers have taken advantage of getting their loans discharged through federal programs, for reasons like total and permanent disability (TPD), school closure or bankruptcy.

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9. Perkins Loan Discharge New Perkins loans are no longer issued as of 2017. But if you still have Perkins loans from years prior, you can get them discharged through bankruptcy, a school closure, ...