The process involved in applying for borrower defense may place all federal student loans you have into a forbearance status. Any debt collections that may be in force on defaulted loans are stopped pending an ED review of your borrower defense application . Interest will continue to accrue on these loans, regardless of what status they are in
Have you had your application for borrower defense denied or partially approved?
Yes, I recently received a response in this regard from the ED
Well for your information, when your loan is taken out of forbearance or stopped collections status, any interest that accumulated for the length of time that you were in forbearance or stopped collections is then added to the amount you owe when you entered into either of these status'. This may result in the total amount you owe in the future being higher