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"Today, a federal judge confirmed what lawyers in and out of government have long known: Joe Biden can cancel student debt broadly and immediately," Mike Pierce, executive director of advocacy group Student Borrower Protection Center, said in a statement. "As right-wing politicians and corrupt corporations fight against this historic effort...

Student Borrower Protection Center leadership praise ruling dismissing right-wing scheme to block student debt relief for 40 million Americans.

Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center pushes back on reactionary court decision that abandons working people.

“This additional relief for Pell borrowers is also an important piece of racial equity in cancellation,” said Kat Welbeck, Civil Rights Counsel for the Student Borrower Protection Center. “Because student debt exacerbates existing inequities, the racial wealth gap means that students of color, especially those that are Black and Latino,...

The door to transformational debt relief is now officially open, millions have already walked through it and we must ensure no borrower is left behind.

A new lawsuit may finally get relief for millions of borrowers unfairly denied relief for years, including during COVID, using a law that lenders themselves lobbied for to boost their profits.

AFT and SBPC allege that the sham lawsuit by Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) violates California law and the company is potentially liable for more than $175 billion in damages.

SBPC announces major personnel changes: Aissa Canchola Bañez as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy, Ella Azoulay as Research and Policy Analyst, Brandon Herrera as Communications and Digital Coordinator, Persis Yu now as Deputy Executive Director and Claire Torchiana as SBPC Fellow.

"This suit is just the latest chapter in a long history of student loan companies like MOHELA and their Republican allies cheating people with student debt out of their rights," Mike Pierce, the executive director of the advocacy group Student Borrower Protection Center, said in a statement. "Governments have given...

In response to the lawsuit, Persis Yu, of the Student Borrower Protection Center, says, "FFEL lenders have shown their true colors. Instead of working in the interest of student loan borrowers – their customers – these lenders are holding hostage relief to millions of borrowers in order to keep making...