Americans owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.

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

Black borrowers are 3x more likely to default than white borrowers.

2/3 of student debt is owed by women.

1 in 3 borrowers age 65+ are in default.

It’s time to take a stand.

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

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

Cancelling Debt for Public Service Workers

Information for borrowers on changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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.

Civil Rights Project

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

Student Borrower Justice Project

Empowering both government and private litigants to take action to protect borrowers’ rights, halt industry abuses, and spur public policy change.

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Do AI-Powered Lending Algorithms Silently Discriminate? This Initiative Aims to Find Out

Some legal experts and computer scientists have been more wary. Just because something is a machine doesn’t mean it’s free…

In the News

The Student-Loan Payment Pause Didn’t Help Most of the 7.7 Million Borrowers Who Were Behind on Federal bills at the Start of the Pandemic. 93% of Them Still Are.

New data from the Education Department reveals that of the 7.7 million federal student-loan borrowers in the US that were behind…

In the News

‘It’s a Shell Game’: How Under-the-Radar Companies Help For-Profit Colleges Stay in Business

Advocates for students warn that they can be exploitative—and nothing more than an instrument that leads to additional debt.

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Spotlight

Calling on America’s Public Service Workers: Share Your PSLF Story

This week, for the first time ever, the U.S. Department of Education is asking for the public to share their stories about public service and debt forgiveness. Now is the time to call for the government to keep its promise…

Reports

Mapping Exploitation: Examining For-Profit Colleges as Financial Predators in Communities of Color

This report examines how predatory for-profit institutions are geographically targeting communities of color in cities in the Upper Midwest and…

Advocacy

Withholding Dreams: Why Washington Must Tie COVID Relief for Colleges to Relief for Students Burdened by Institutional Debt

This issue brief examines how debt owed by students directly to schools presents unique challenges, and how Washington can provide…

Blog

The CFPB Must Prioritize the Student Debt Crisis as a Civil Rights Crisis

Any comprehensive analysis and regulatory prioritization grounded in removing barriers to societal equity must acknowledge the racially disparate effects of…

Blog

Student Debt: Bad for your Wallet, Bad for your Health

A growing body of evidence is suggesting that student debt could be detrimental not only to borrowers’ financial health, but…

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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.

Black borrowers are 3x more likely to default than white borrowers.

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

Cancelling Debt for Public Service Workers

Investigations

States for Student Borrower Protection

Student Loan Law Initiative

Civil Rights Project

Student Borrower Justice Project

News

Do AI-Powered Lending Algorithms Silently Discriminate? This Initiative Aims to Find Out

The Student-Loan Payment Pause Didn’t Help Most of the 7.7 Million Borrowers Who Were Behind on Federal bills at the Start of the Pandemic. 93% of Them Still Are.

‘It’s a Shell Game’: How Under-the-Radar Companies Help For-Profit Colleges Stay in Business

Latest Work

Calling on America’s Public Service Workers: Share Your PSLF Story

Mapping Exploitation: Examining For-Profit Colleges as Financial Predators in Communities of Color

Withholding Dreams: Why Washington Must Tie COVID Relief for Colleges to Relief for Students Burdened by Institutional Debt

The CFPB Must Prioritize the Student Debt Crisis as a Civil Rights Crisis

Student Debt: Bad for your Wallet, Bad for your Health

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