March 26, 2025 As House Financial Services Committee Majority Lines Up Industry Witnesses to Bash CFPB, Consumer Advocates Issue Rap Sheet Highlighting More Than $3 Billion in Harm Caused by Corporate Repeat Offenders Seven repeat offenders pardoned by the Trump Administration have paid more than $7 billion for their illegal activities as a result of CFPB and other regulators. Learn More
March 25, 2025 AFT v. ED Update: Under Pressure, ED Will Restore IDR Application Tomorrow But Will Not Immediately Resume IDR Paperwork Processing SBPC and AFT are still committed to ensuring borrowers access their right to affordable payments and debt relief amid million-borrower paperwork backlog. Learn More
March 21, 2025 Moving the Student Loan Program to SBA is Illegal, Unserious, and a Distraction If Donald Trump actually cared about lowering costs for working people across this country and not just throwing red meat to his base, he would shut the student loan system down. Learn More
March 20, 2025 Trump and McMahon Take Wrecking Ball to Education Department, Betraying Students and Working Families Advocates call on Congress to convene emergency hearing, demand answers, and hold Linda McMahon accountable. Learn More
March 19, 2025 AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments The 1.8 million-member AFT sued ED for effectively breaking the student loan system, denying borrowers’ access to affordable loan payments and blocking progress towards PSLF, in violation of federal law. Learn More
March 11, 2025 Trump and McMahon’s Mass Firing at ED Stokes Flames of Ongoing Chaos Campaign Straight from the Project 2025 playbook, this reduction in force is a calculated step to further destabilize the lives of students and working families. Learn More
March 7, 2025 Advocates Blast Trump Plans to Sign Executive Order to Weaponize Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Stifle Free Speech Across America Today, President Trump signaled his intent to sign an executive order to revoke eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) from borrowers employed at non-profit organizations engaging in work opposed by the Trump Administration. Learn More
March 7, 2025 Former CFPB, FTC, and White House Officials Join the Fight to Protect Borrowers SBPC, UC SLLI, and Protect Borrowers Action are proud to announce a new cohort of fellows who will bring their deep experience serving across the White House, CFPB, and the FTC to the fight to protect borrowers. Learn More
March 4, 2025 Consumer Advocates: Corporate Pardons for Wells Fargo, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Zelle Parent Company Mark Trump CFPB’s “Open Season for Ripping Off Americans” Trump leadership at the CFPB dropped a major enforcement case against Zelle and three banks, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Learn More
March 3, 2025 SBPC Calls on Senators to Protect Public Education, Stand with Working Families, and Reject Linda McMahon’s Dangerous Nomination to Lead Department of Education Today, the United States Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as the next Secretary of Education. If confirmed, McMahon would be charged with managing a $1.6 trillion dollar student loan portfolio—the equivalent of one of the largest consumer banks in the world. In... Learn More