Daughter's Advocacy Leads to Mother's Debt Forgiveness

Arianna Miskin, a public health master's degree holder, helped her mother, Susan Miskin, a retired New York City public school teacher, get her $92,000 student loan debt canceled. Susan Miskin's debt was older than her daughter, and she had made more than $30,000 in payments, but the balance had climbed to over $90,000 due to interest compounding. Arianna Miskin spent hours on hold with loan servicers and used temporary waivers from the Biden administration to help her mother. Arianna Miskin has over $100,000 in student loan debt herself but is close to having her loans canceled via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.