Getting Out of Student Loan Default with Fresh Start

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Collateral Consequences

Correctional Education

September 1, 2023

This Fact Sheet, from Federal Student Aid an office of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), provides information on the Fresh Start Program.

Fresh Start is a one-time, temporary program from ED that offers special benefits for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans.

The brief provides background on the Fresh Start program including:

Methods for participation
Information needed to join the program
What to expect from the program
Where to reach out for help

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The National Reentry Resource Center is operated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center and supported by Grant No. 15PBJA-23-GK-05503-MUMU awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.