States for Student Borrower Protection

States are on the front lines of the student debt crisis. State legislators and policymakers are among the first to hear stories of struggling borrowers, learn about industry abuses, and spot problems and trends in communities. Many states are also playing a critical role in overseeing student loan companies and...

Today, a coalition of national and local non-profit organizations joined together in filing an amicus curie brief in support of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office versus large student loan servicing company Navient.

Trump Administration’s Selection of Industry Insider for Nation’s Student Loan Watchdog Heightens Urgency to Pass AB 376 to Protect California Student Loan Borrowers Recent Revolving-Door Hire is Further Proof Washington is Failing to Stand up for Borrowers The Trump Administration’s appointment on Friday of a student loan industry executive to...

For the past two years, this country has seen huge rollbacks of protections for consumers—from attacks on servicemembers’ rights to rules that protect borrowers of color from discrimination. Each time we think we’ve hit rock bottom and start believing that it can’t get any worse, the Trump Administration pulls out...

There has been a great deal of misinformation spread through state capitals about a special kind of private sector student loan company known as a "Guaranty Agency." Industry lobbyists have tried to convince lawmakers that these companies are not performing "student loan servicing" under the definition commonly included in state...

We are used to thinking of the higher education financing crisis through the lens of a singular issue: student loans. But recent court settlements at for-profit colleges have shed light on a less traditional type of student debt: past-due financial accounts, otherwise known as accounts receivable. While defaulted student loans...

Seth Frotman's testimony at the California Assembly hearing, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: An Examination of the CFPB under the current Federal Administration and Options for California to Protect its Consumers.

Seth Frotman gives remarks on the role advocacy organizations and foundations can play in ending the student debt crisis.

Today, the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (NYRL) released a new analysis demonstrating the scale of the student debt crisis in New York. This new analysis of government data shows that more than one-in-five New York consumers now owe student loan debt.

Today, the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and New Era Colorado released new analysis demonstrating the scale of the student debt crisis in Colorado. A new analysis of government data shows that more than 1-in-4 middle-aged Coloradans now owe student loan debt.