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House Republicans Rush Passage of Massive Reconciliation Bill Delivering Tax Cuts to Billionaires on the Backs of Students and Working Families

The bill delivers $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the richest Americans and largest corporations by slashing lifesaving healthcare, food assistance, education, and other critical programs working families rely on.

After Senate Committee Hearing, One Dire Warning: Trump Policies Will Spike Higher Education Costs and Crush Families

Statement from SBPC's executive director Mike Pierce.

Illinois Poised to be First State to Acquiesce to Income Share Agreement Companies, Green Lighting Predatory Industry Bill

Illinois Senate Bill creates special rules for an industry plagued by federal consumer protection violations.

SBPC Executive Director to Testify Before Senate Education Committee on the State of Higher Education, as 1-In-12 Americans Brace for Massive Financial Shock From Trump Administration Actions Attacking Students and Borrowers

Hearing comes as 1-in-12 Americans brace for massive financial shock from Trump Admin actions attacking students and borrowers.

New Court Filing Reveals Backlog of Nearly 2 Million Student Loan Borrower Payment Plan Applications

Borrowers stuck in months-long limbo continue to accrue interest and are denied credit toward loan cancellation while the Administration guts the agency that could help.

“Stealing the American Dream”: Borrowers, Experts Warn of Trump’s Scheme to Raise Costs, Block Opportunity for Students and Families

New analysis shows 1-in-12 U.S. adults negatively affected by Trump education policies; state fact sheets highlight millions left behind.

Watchdog Groups Call on CFPB Inspector General to Investigate DOGE Self-Enrichment Scheme

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.

42 Legal Services Groups, Veterans Rights Organizations, and Consumer Watchdogs Tell Federal Court of Appeals: The Administration Must be Stopped From Illegally Dismantling the CFPB

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

Advocates Warn Watchdogs of Trump Scheme to Protect Corrupt Student Loan Giant MOHELA

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.

Senate Democrats Spotlight Radical Effort to Decimate U.S. Department of Education in Forum, Condemn Chaos in Communities Across the Country

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

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