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Your PSLF Payment Count Just Dropped. Here’s Why, and What to Do About It.

Borrowers across the country are watching their PSLF payment counts drop or freeze, and it isn’t because they did anything wrong. Here’s what’s actually happening and how to document it before it costs you months of credit.

Jeffrey Hull · Sep 28, 2026 · 5 min read

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