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CFPB Moves to Quash Decades-Long Industry Scheme to Rob Borrowers of Bankruptcy Rights

CFPB releases bulletin demanding student loan servicers halt and return unlawful debt collection on loans discharged through bankruptcy.

Failing Private Student Lender Sues Biden Administration to Force Student Loan Bills for Tens of Millions

Amici curiae to nation’s highest court: student debt relief is lawful and urgently needed to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 28, 2023

Borrowers and Advocates from Across the Country Gather in Front of the U.S. Supreme Court to Demand Right to Student Debt Relief

Amici curiae to nation’s highest court: student debt relief is lawful and urgently needed to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 31, 2023

Major Cargo Airline Company Accused of Illegally Trapping Pilots in Up to $30,000 of Training Debt Amidst Supply Chain Crisis

Coalition of consumer, worker, and anti-monopoly advocates urge DOT to protect aerospace workers from predatory TRAPs.

January 11, 2023

Historic Coalition of Cities, States, Experts, and Advocates Defend Action to Cancel Student Debt Before the Supreme Court

Amici curiae to nation’s highest court: student debt relief is lawful and urgently needed to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 10, 2023

Education Department’s Announcement on Income-Driven Repayment is Game-Changing for Struggling Student Loan Borrowers

The House of Representatives votes 225 to 201 with bipartisan support for a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding package that will support the Biden Administration’s effort to cancel student debt for 40 million people.

January 5, 2023

FTC Stands With Workers and Borrowers Through Proposed Blanket Ban On Non-Compete Clauses

By banning non-competes, FTC would restore key rights to millions of workers and set the stage for protections against employer-driven debt TRAPs.

December 23, 2022

Advocates Applaud Passage of Federal Government Funding Package

The House of Representatives votes 225 to 201 with bipartisan support for a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding package that will support the Biden Administration’s effort to cancel student debt for 40 million people.

December 20, 2022

Student Loan Website Launch with New Cancellation Litigation Tracker and Resource Hub from University of California SLLI

The University of California Student Loan Law Initiative (SLLI) today launched a new website, SLLI.org, as a centralized online hub for research on student loan debt and the law.

December 15, 2022

Uncovered Documents Expose the Government’s Stunning Failure to Control its Student Loan Collection Machine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new report from the SBPC reveals that ED may be powerless to implement protections for defaulted borrowers as required by law and that it struggled to end illegal garnishments during COVID-19 for far longer and in much more profound ways than previously known.

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