# 554,000 Borrowers Still Stuck in Student Loan Repayment Backlog Despite Record Processing

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Podcast: [The College Investor Audio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113)
Published: 2026-05-03T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/78611/554000-borrowers-still-stuck-in-student-loan-repayment-backlog-despite-record-processing/
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## Resource

The Department of Education processed more I DR applications in March than any month since court-ordered tracking began, cutting the pending backlog to 553,966. That is down from 576,609 in February and from nearly 2 million in April 2025. The March status report (PDF File), filed today in federal court, also shows IDR loan forgiveness resumed after two consecutive months of zero discharges.

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