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The data underscore how default has disastrous consequences for borrowers and their families. For many, default is a lifetime sentence, and America’s most vulnerable communities—older, low-income, borrowers with disabilities, and Black borrowers—are disproportionately impacted.

See here to read Bonnie Latreille's testimony from May 14, 2025.

See here to read Bonni Snider's testimony from May 14, 2025.

See here to read Tiffany Aliche's testimony from May 14, 2025.

The data underscore how default has disastrous consequences for borrowers and their families. For many, default is a lifetime sentence, and America’s most vulnerable communities—older, low-income, borrowers with disabilities, and Black borrowers—are disproportionately impacted.

The letter comes after recent reports revealed that a top DOGE official, Gavin Kliger, who was overseeing attempts to fire most staff at the CFPB, stood to directly financially benefit from the destruction he was causing.

Amicus brief: the destruction of the CFPB would inflict immeasurable harm to financially vulnerable Americans and the broader U.S. economy.

As right-wing lawmakers try to gut the student loan safety net and muzzle regulators, AFT and SBPC call on Inspectors General to probe corruption at ED and CFPB.

Veteran and student loan borrower Tasha Berkhalter to warn lawmakers of risks to military families.

The following SBPC Deep Dive is an economic analysis of the House Education & Workforce Committee’s legislation on student loan repayment.