The UC Irvine Law Review issued a new special edition of its journal dedicated exclusively to exploring the intersection of student debt, consumer protection, and the law.
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Why Are So Many of Our Military Members Missing Out on Student Loan Forgiveness?
Military borrowers face obstacles in trying to satisfy each of the requirements of the PSLF program, including having the right type of loan, the right type of employment, the right repayment plan, and the right number of payments.
Learn More New Data Show Borrowers of Color and Low-Income Borrowers are Missing Out on Key Protections, Raising Significant Fair Lending Concerns
Our latest analysis finds racial and socioeconomic disparities in which borrowers are able to access one of the most critical protections available to all borrowers struggling with federal student loans: income-driven repayment.
Learn More 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 also to their physical wellbeing.
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Milestones in the Fight to Protect California Borrowers
Last month, California lawmakers took decisive action to protect borrowers by passing a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. For the nearly four million student loan borrowers in the state, the new protections and rights provided by AB 376 are desperately needed.
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The CFPB Must Investigate Climb Credit and Protect Borrowers Across the Dangerous, High-Cost Shadow Student Debt Market
We have uncovered additional evidence of troubling practices and possible borrower harm by Climb Credit, a specialty lender that offers loans students can use to finance attendance at job training programs ranging from coding bootcamps to teacher training courses.
Learn More New Data Show Dramatic Disparities for Borrowers of Color with Private Student Loans
New data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances show that distress continues to mount in the private student loan market—especially for borrowers of color.
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Reversing Trump-Era Obstruction and Demanding Justice for Student Borrowers
The Administration has repeatedly sided with some of the largest financial companies in America, rather than supporting efforts by law enforcement officials and regulators to protect borrowers and hold the industry to account. Borrowers deserve better.
Learn More Relief Denied: Surveying Breakdowns in Pandemic Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
We want to better understand the pain points student loan borrowers are facing when navigating their finances amid the coronavirus pandemic. That is why we are encouraging borrowers to share their stories by participating in our new survey aimed at identifying where these widespread errors and breakdowns are occurring in...
Learn More New Department of Education Data Uncovered by Senator Murray Reveals How the Promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness is Being Broken in Every State
Thanks to new evidence obtained by U.S. Senator Patty Murray, we are finally beginning to understand in detail how many people across the country are being denied PSLF.
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