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While the federal government continues to pause the collection of defaulted student loans during the coronavirus pandemic, private companies that initially followed suit are back in court.

December 11, 202012:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PTRegister Today Co-Hosted By: The Student Borrower Protection Center and Dēmos are hosting a virtual conference on student debt cancellation. The event will feature leading advocates, academics, and policymakers discussing how a future administration committed to supporting student loan borrowers can provide substantial, immediate...

The SBPC sent a letter to the CFPB warning of troubling business practices and possible borrower harm by Climb Credit, a specialty lender that provides financing for education and vocational training courses.

City Councilors heard testimony Monday from recent college graduates and higher education activists about the impact of student loan debt on Bostonians — a crisis some characterized as a “second pandemic” that disproportionately affects Black and Latino borrowers.

The Student Borrower Protection Center is concerned that student loan servicers are collecting money, damaging credit, or threatening collections for those who have submitted a Borrower Defense application, and we want to help. The Department of Education’s Borrower Defense Process allows students to seek relief from federal student loans where their schools have misled...

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2014 Letter from PHEAA to Sen. Alexander Documenting Servicing Failures by ACS Last year, the Student Borrower Protection Center launched a joint investigation with American Federation of Teachers into mismanagement and abuse plaguing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.  In response to a Freedom of Information Act Request sent to the U.S. Department of...