Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.

45 million+ Americans are suffering under the weight of student loan debt.

Right-wing special interests are blocking debt relief for 40 million people.

2/3 of student debt is owed by women.

1 in 3 borrowers age 65+ are in default.

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The Student Borrower Protection Center is leading a nationwide effort to the end the student debt crisis.

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Our Work

Through innovative partnerships and projects, we are leading a nationwide effort to protect borrowers and halt widespread abuses by the student loan industry.

Racial & Economic Justice

Exposing how student debt and predatory practices are exacerbating racial and economic disparities

Investigations

Working to balance the scales for the millions of Americans being ripped off by a student loan system fraught with corruption and abuse.

States for Student Borrower Protection

Empowering states to crack down on predatory student loan companies and strengthen borrower protections.

Student Loan Law Initiative

Bringing together leading consumer law scholars to develop rigorous academic research aimed at ending the student debt crisis.

Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)

Combating the growing threat of employer use of on-the-job education and training debt to trap workers in abusive and low-wage jobs.

Cancelling Debt for Public Service Workers

Helping borrowers access Public Service Loan Forgiveness and navigate program changes.

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As Bill Is Heard by Senate Committee, New Records Underline Urgent Need for Transparency of Maryland’s $332 Million Shadow Student Debt Market

As Maryland’s HB 920—a bill that requires all MD institutions to annually report on school-based institutional debts—is heard, SBPC released…

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As CFPB Enforcement Folds, Predatory Tech Company Prehired Defies Government Order to Cease Operations and Continues Defrauding Students

SBPC released the results of a months-long investigation into the tech company Prehired, exposing how the firm had resumed its…

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In a Major Victory for Americans, Federal Court Blocks Trump, Musk, Vought Effort to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Preliminary injunction orders Trump Administration to reinstate CFPB student loan ombudsman and get CFPB back to work on behalf of…

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Protect Borrowers Congressional Casework Tool

If you are having an issue with your federal student loans or your student loan servicer, you can contact your senator or representative and request casework assistance.

AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments

The 1.8 million-member AFT sued ED for effectively breaking the student loan system, denying borrowers’ access to affordable loan payments and blocking progress towards PSLF, in violation of federal law.

President Trump Promised Lower Costs, Instead He and Congressional Republicans are Pushing Millions of Working Families Further Into the Red

House Republicans are moving forward with their plans to pass a budget that will allow them to deliver $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations by cutting education, lifesaving healthcare and food assistance, and other critical social programs that working families rely on.

Former CFPB, FTC, and White House Officials Join the Fight to Protect Borrowers

SBPC, UC SLLI, and Protect Borrowers Action are proud to announce a new cohort of fellows who will bring their deep experience serving across the White House, CFPB, and the FTC to the fight to protect borrowers.

Elon and DOGE Are Attempting To Illegally “Delete” the CFPB, Here Is Why This Matters To Student Loan Borrowers

Without the CFPB, financial predators will get free rein.

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Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.

45 million+ Americans are suffering under the weight of student loan debt.

Right-wing special interests are blocking debt relief for 40 million people.

2/3 of student debt is owed by women.

1 in 3 borrowers age 65+ are in default.

The Student Borrower Protection Center is leading a nationwide effort to the end the student debt crisis.

Our Work

Racial & Economic Justice

Investigations

States for Student Borrower Protection

Student Loan Law Initiative

Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)

Cancelling Debt for Public Service Workers

News

As Bill Is Heard by Senate Committee, New Records Underline Urgent Need for Transparency of Maryland’s $332 Million Shadow Student Debt Market

As CFPB Enforcement Folds, Predatory Tech Company Prehired Defies Government Order to Cease Operations and Continues Defrauding Students

In a Major Victory for Americans, Federal Court Blocks Trump, Musk, Vought Effort to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Latest Work

Protect Borrowers Congressional Casework Tool

AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments

President Trump Promised Lower Costs, Instead He and Congressional Republicans are Pushing Millions of Working Families Further Into the Red

Former CFPB, FTC, and White House Officials Join the Fight to Protect Borrowers

Elon and DOGE Are Attempting To Illegally “Delete” the CFPB, Here Is Why This Matters To Student Loan Borrowers

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