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The National Consumer Law Center and the Student Borrower Protection Center filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate Vemo Education, Inc. (Vemo) for unfair and deceptive business practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act in the marketing and promotion of income-share agreements (ISAs) for...

Today, individuals representing a class of millions of student loan borrowers sued five of the nation's largest financial companies for illegally damaging borrowers' credit and mishandling CARES Act pandemic relief.

Today, the Campaign for California Borrowers Rights responds to the Governor’s May Revision of the state Budget and urges the Legislature to pass The Student Borrower Bill of Rights.

The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and Credit Builders' Alliance (CBA) released new research revealing the secret price American families pay when taking on student debt.

Today, the Student Borrower Protection Center, Student Veterans of America, Veterans Education Success, and over a dozen national military and veteran service organizations sent letters to the nation’s major financial institutions urging them to ensure that service members—including those called up to support COVID-19 emergency response efforts—are not being mistreated...

Student Defense and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), with the support of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos, demanding an immediate halt to the Department’s illegal garnishment of student borrowers’ wages.

The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), and Consumer Action released recommendations on Friday for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to enhance its consumer complaint tool to protect borrowers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Navient Corporation urging the company’s board to halt dividends and stock buybacks, pause planned compensation for itself and the company’s managers, and focus on investing in customer service infrastructure...

Today, a coalition of over 40 consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Congressional Oversight Commission established to oversee CARES Act implementation calling for aggressive monitoring of funds going to for-profit schools.

Several of the largest private student loan creditors announced they will halt all collections lawsuits after weeks of dragging distressed borrowers to court during the coronavirus national public health crisis. These announcements come on the heels of work by the Student Borrower Protection Center to call attention to these abusive...