Reports

In a report, the SBPC, the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, the American Federation of Teachers-Maryland, and SEIU Local 500, shows how private student loan collection practices are harming borrowers across the country, including a spotlight on Maryland borrowers.

This report highlights some of the critical work the SBPC has been able to accomplish alongside dedicated advocates and borrowers throughout the country.

This report examines the challenges that borrowers with Federal Family Education Loans face when seeking to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

This report from the SBPC and Relman Colfax attorneys Stephen Hayes and Andrea Lowe, calls for strengthening and deploying civil rights tools in order to combat predatory practices by for-profit schools.

The SBPC and Dēmos joined together to produce a report featuring contributions from leading student loan experts and advocates offering a roadmap for the Biden administration to take immediate action to cancel student debt for millions of Americans.

The UC Irvine Law Review issued a new special edition of its journal dedicated exclusively to exploring the intersection of student debt, consumer protection, and the law.

This report examines the roadblocks that members of the military face in accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

This paper, written for the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report by SBPC Civil Rights Counsel Katherine Welbeck, examines the racial disparities that exist in the student loan market, explores the role of student loan servicing in varied borrower outcomes, and lays out the range of legal remedies available to hold...

A new report exposes millions of student loan servicing errors in the PSLF program. The investigation found loans owed by at least 1.3 million borrowers — and possibly millions more — had servicing errors due to the mismanagement of student loan servicing company Affiliated Computer Systems.

This report outlines a series of immediate actions that Washington can take to reverse obstruction by the Trump Administration that has denied justice for tens of millions of student loan borrowers.