After years of pretty much ignoring emails from her student loan servicer, Meredith Shuman wasn't expecting much when she saw a new message waiting in her inbox last week. So it came as something of a shock when she realized the latest message actually held life-changing news.
Shuman had fulfilled the requirements for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), the email read. Over $43,000 in federal student loan debt was gone, replaced by zeroes and a smiley face in her MOHELA account.
