Applications for federal student debt relief are now open and Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel is warning student borrowers to be prepared for scammers taking advantage of the program.
Nessel says scammers will rush borrowers and try to get them to give away personal or financial information.
Ryan Fewins-Bliss is the executive director of the Michigan College Access Network. He says it's hard to fight against scamming because official sources aren’t there when the scam messages come through. But he has one piece of advice.
"Make sure you're not paying anybody for this service. The whole idea is that you're getting loan forgiveness and debt forgiven. Not that you're paying the federal government or any other third party to file.” said Fewins-Bliss.
The application for federal loan relief will remain open until the end of 2023. Loan payments are set to resume next year.