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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.

December 1, 2022

40 Million Americans Look to Supreme Court to Affirm the Dismissal of Sham Student Debt Cancellation Lawsuit

Justice Demands President Biden Deliver on Cancellation, Provide Economic Relief December 1, 2022 | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would consider Nebraska v. Biden, the overtly partisan challenge to President Joe Biden’s debt cancellation program, during its 2022 session. Since President Biden first...

November 23, 2022

Historic Coalition of Attorneys, Advocates, and Experts Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Stand with Borrowers, Halt Republican Officials’ Scheme to Block Student Debt Relief

Series of amicus curiae briefs show that student debt relief is lawful and urgently needed to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

November 22, 2022

After Hearing From Thousands of Student Loan Borrowers and Hundreds of Organizations, Biden Administration Extends Payment Pause

Amid a fierce court battle to protect student debt relief for tens of millions, President Biden offers breathing room for working families

November 22, 2022

New Analysis Illustrates Massive Benefits of Student Debt Cancellation Across Borrowers’ Lives

A team of researchers released the results of a groundbreaking analysis revealing the massive personal benefits that student loan borrowers enjoy as they approach and, in particular, as they achieve debt cancellation through Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

November 21, 2022

200+ Organizations Call on Biden to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause and Protect Debt Relief from Political Schemes

As Republican-appointed judges block relief from millions, federal student loan payments set to resume in fewer than 45 days, advocates warn restarting payments before fully implementing debt cancellation will lead to economic catastrophe.

November 17, 2022

Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Administration’s Plan to Improve Student Loan Bankruptcy

Today, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice announced new guidance for when the government should allow a student loan borrower who has filed bankruptcy to be relieved of a federal student loan debt.

November 15, 2022

8th Circuit Backs GOP Attack On Student Debt Relief—Biden Administration Must Strengthen Response to Protect Relief

Student Borrower Protection Center Leadership Call on President Biden to extend the student loan payment pause until he is able to cancel student debt for 40 million Americans.

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