July 19, 2023 On the Heels of Unconscionable SCOTUS Ruling Blocking Millions from Student Debt Relief, 175+ Organizations Call on Biden to Enact New Debt Cancellation Plan Immediately Advocates warn that failure to act swiftly will cause inordinate harm to millions of borrowers and their families. Learn More
July 14, 2023 Biden Administration to Automatically Cancel Student Debt for 804,000 Borrowers Via Long Awaited Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment After years of exposing IDR failures and calling for remedies, SBPC applauds delivery of mass relief while pushing for similar relief for defaulted borrowers left behind. Learn More
July 13, 2023 States and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Take Major Action to Hold the Predatory Bootcamp Prehired Accountable for Illegal Student Lending and Debt Collection Practices Action by eleven states and the CFPB follows groundbreaking SBPC investigation and seeks relief for defrauded students. Learn More
June 30, 2023 In the Face of Supreme Court Loss, President Biden’s “Plan B” Pledges to Deliver Student Debt Relief Through Rulemaking Advocates urge swift action: “President Biden Needs to Keep his Promise Now." Learn More
June 30, 2023 Supreme Court Sides with Right-Wing Special Interests, Blocking President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan Advocates condemn ruling as “lawless and shamefully political,” and look to President Biden to deliver debt relief in response to decision and call for urgent Court reform. Learn More
June 20, 2023 New Report Reveals Cancellation is Only Viable Path Forward for Incarcerated Student Loan Borrowers Along with this report, SBPC launched its first lawsuit against the Education Department for illegally withholding critical data on its treatment of incarcerated borrowers for nearly two years. Learn More
June 16, 2023 “Are we the bad guys?” Never-Before-Seen Emails Reveal the Scramble that Ensued when Missouri Sued to Block Student Debt Relief Records point to MOHELA’s confusion and disarray, and underscore Missouri’s lack of standing to rob debt relief from tens of millions of student loan borrowers. Learn More
June 14, 2023 Former PetSmart Groomer Caught in Predatory Training Repayment Agreement Provision (TRAP) Denied Access to Justice, Seeks Leave to Appeal District Court Decision Ending Ground-Breaking Class Action By ordering dispute resolved through arbitration, federal judge says PetSmart can use coercive fine print to avoid accountability for TRAP. Learn More
June 1, 2023 Senate Betrays Hardworking Americans, Passes CRA Plan to Throw Student Loan Borrowers into Abrupt Repayment, Revokes Already Cancelled Debts for 260,000 Public Service Workers Working people now look to President Biden to deliver on his promises to veto the Congressional Review Act resolution and deliver student debt relief. Learn More
May 30, 2023 As Bipartisan Deal to Raise Debt Limit Moves Forward, Amendment by Congresswoman Pressley Seeks to Preserve Pause on Student Loan Payments Folding to pressure from House Republicans, President Biden announces a plan to raise the debt limit that includes throwing people with student debt back into a broken system. Learn More