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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Two Independent Government Watchdogs, One Conclusion: MOHELA Is a Threat to Working People and the Student Loan System

CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman and FSA Ombudsman both warn of widespread failures by MOHELA amid historic spike in borrower complaints.

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Advocates Vow to Protect the Tens of Millions of Americans with Student Debt from Trump’s Anti-Borrower Policies

Forged during the first Trump presidency, the Student Borrower Protection Center will not allow threats to borrowers and their families…

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Advocates Applaud Unveiling of Biden-Harris Administration Proposal to Support Student Loan Borrowers Experiencing Hardship

Proposed hardship NPRM comes as right-wing AGs continue legal attacks on millions of working families with student debt.

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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

Two Independent Government Watchdogs, One Conclusion: MOHELA Is a Threat to Working People and the Student Loan System

Advocates Vow to Protect the Tens of Millions of Americans with Student Debt from Trump’s Anti-Borrower Policies

Advocates Applaud Unveiling of Biden-Harris Administration Proposal to Support Student Loan Borrowers Experiencing Hardship

Latest Work

2023 SBPC Highlights Report

President Biden’s Student Debt Relief “Plan B” Must Not Leave Millions of Borrowers in Hardship Behind

Stay-or-Pay: Federal Actions to End Modern-Day Indentured Servitude Across the Economy

Delivering Distress: How Student Loan Companies Cheat Borrowers Out of Their Rights

Collection At All Costs: Unlocking Cancellation for Incarcerated Borrowers

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