Domino: A Blog About Student Debt

This line has been parroted in the opinion sections of mainstream news outlets, but it’s empirically unfounded. 

The results of an NPR investigation show why an IDR waiver is needed now more than ever.

All borrowers whose loans were previously serviced by Navient should take the following four steps to protect themselves during and after the transfer to Maximus.

It is long past due for policymakers, regulators, law enforcement, and Congress to hold ISA providers and the bootcamps that rely on them accountable, and to protect borrowers from these predatory shams.

As advocates continue to push the Biden Administration to extend the pause on student loan payments, it is crucial that we recognize how ending the payment pause will uniquely impact Black and Latino borrowers.

By Claire Torchiana | January 25, 2022 Earlier this month, a bipartisan group of 39 state attorneys general settled lawsuits and investigations against Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan lenders and servicers. The settlement is a meaningful step forward in a years-long attempt to hold one of the...

An SBPC investigation uncovers a decades-long scheme by the student loan industry aimed at blocking borrowers from accessing their full rights in bankruptcy—all so that these companies could pad their profits. 

t year, the SBPC fought to rewrite the rules for people with student debt. In a moment that demands sweeping change, we've made critical progress and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure families with student debt can prosper and to restore the promise of higher education as a gateway...

In the coming weeks, tens of millions of American households will face a combination of financial catastrophes: the new Omicron variant rapidly upending our economic recovery, Congress yanking badly-needed Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefits away from working families, and the return after almost two years of debilitating monthly student loan...

California has long been a leader in student borrower protection. A new memo outlines how policymakers and law enforcement in the Golden State can protect borrowers from predatory income share agreements.