May 9, 2025 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. Learn More
May 7, 2025 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. Learn More
May 6, 2025 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. Learn More
May 5, 2025 Hundreds of Democracy, Labor, and Civil Rights Organizations Warn Trump Education Officials: Do Not “Weaponize PSLF” New Trump rulemaking would undermine critical public services and aims to advance the Project 2025 agenda, stripping rights from working people with student debt. Learn More
April 29, 2025 House Education and Workforce Republicans Unveil Legislative Plans to Deliver Massive Tax Cuts to Billionaires on the Backs of Students and Families with Student Loan Debt New economic analysis projects current borrowers in IDR will pay thousands more per year, new proposal to drain at least $40 billion from U.S. economy in year one. Learn More
April 29, 2025 ADVISORY: Borrowers and Advocates to Demand Protections for Millions at Neg Reg as ED Moves to Gut Affordable Student Loan Payments Persis Yu, Deputy Executive Director and Managing Counsel for Student Borrower Protection Center, is scheduled to provide public comment during the hearing. Learn More
April 21, 2025 Advocates Slam Trump Administration for Throwing Millions of Americans With Student Debt Into the Jaws of Government Collections Machine The Trump Admin announced plans to begin subjecting millions of Americans in default to mandatory collections, including wage garnishment, tax refund and Social Security benefit offsets. Learn More
April 18, 2025 Federal Judge Halts Musk Minion From Running an Illegal and Reckless CFPB Staff Purge Court proceedings reveal DOGE member Gavin Kliger berated workers through all-nighter in mad rush to gut the consumer watchdog. Learn More
April 17, 2025 Trump Administration Defies Federal Appeals Court, Attempts Illegal Mass Firing at Federal Consumer Watchdog Attempted staff purge at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau follows Trump’s sweeping midnight pullback of supervision and enforcement; experts project surge in financial fraud. Learn More
April 17, 2025 Community Roundtable: Kern County Families to Discuss the Impact of Proposed Budget Cuts on Education Access Advisory for Wednesday, April 23. Learn More