Under this general forbearance, time spent does not provide credit toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) or IDR. Servicers expect to complete the necessary technical updates to be ready to begin moving borrowers back into repayment no earlier than September 2025., Essentially, the buyback option allows PSLF borrowers to make a lump-sum payment covering prior periods that didn’t count toward PSLF— such as, for instance, the SAVE plan forbearance., If you’re working toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), you may now have the chance to “buy back†months of service — moving you faster toward your 120 qualifying payments. Here’s your full 2025 guide on how PSLF Buyback works — and why you should act now. What is PSLF Buyback?, To comply with this injunction, loan (s) in the SAVE forbearance will begin accruing interest on Aug. 1, 2025. MOHELA is working to update interest rates- once updated, you can view your interest rate, outstanding interest amounts, or make payments towards interest on your online account. For more information, view our FAQs!, One of those changes is they created a new income driven repayment plan for student loans called The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan released in August 2023. This program replaced Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) automatically., After years of payments, pauses, and paperwork, many public service workers are confused on what payments and time periods may count for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). However, there are also more options to have qualifying periods count - thanks to the PSLF buyback program..