In the wake of last week’s $1.85 billion settlement between student-loan servicer Navient and attorneys general across the country, some financial aid officials at local colleges are hopeful that the process of paying back student loans may become easier.

Navient agreed to pay to resolve allegations of unfair practices, particularly those associated with issuing subprime, private loans and directing borrowers into forbearances that accumulated more debt.

In the state of Pennsylvania, approximately 13,000 borrowers will receive $3.5 million in restitution payments, and 2,467 more will receive $67 million in student debt cancellation as a result of the settlement.

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