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The PSLF employer rule went from executive order to final rule in 2025, was challenged in court within days, was vacated in June 2026 before taking effect, and ended in October 2026 when the government dropped all its appeals. This timeline lays out each step.
The final appeal is gone: the Trump administration has withdrawn its challenge in the multistate PSLF lawsuit, the last of three it had filed. State attorneys general say the move concedes the case and leaves a June 2026 ruling vacating the PSLF employer rule in place.
With the PSLF employer rule struck down and the government's appeals dropped, borrowers don't need to change anything because of it. Keep certifying employment, stay on a qualifying repayment plan and track your payment count. Other PSLF problems, such as processing delays and repayment plan changes, still need watching.
The Trump administration has dropped all three of its appeals defending a rule that would have let the Education Department disqualify certain nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Courts struck the rule down in June 2026, so PSLF stays as it was for the more than 2.3 million borrowers pursuing forgiveness.
