More than 800,000 federal student loan holders remain stuck in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan or debt forgiveness, a new court filing shows . As of the end of December, 734,221 borrower requests to transfer into an income-driven repayment plan were still pending with the U.S. Department of Education, the agency reported. Another 83,370 borrowers continued to wait for a decision on their Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback application. IDR plans limit a borrower's