Events

Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a broken promise. On Oct. 6 2021 the Biden administration announced a limited waiver that is intended to finally fulfill the promise made to millions of public servants. So far over 100,000 have gotten their debt cancelled because of the PSLF waiver, but many others are encountering problems. This webinar […]

Join the SBPC for an event on Understanding Student Loan Repayment in 2022 Most students borrow money to help pay for their college education. Usually this means taking out federal student loans. By the time they graduate, the average Oregon student loan borrower owes over $38,000.  In 2022, Oregonians have more than $20.5 billion dollars […]

Join the SBPC for an event on Accessing PSLF The Department of Education recently announced an overhaul of the PSLF program designed to allow millions of public service workers who have been struggling under the weight of student loan debt a path to relief. In short, borrowers who were previously ineligible because they had the […]

Join the SBPC for a Webinar on Accessing PSLF The Department of Education recently announced an overhaul of the PSLF program designed to allow millions of public service workers who have been struggling under the weight of student loan debt a path to relief. In short, borrowers who were previously ineligible because they had the […]

The Department of Education recently announced an overhaul of the PSLF program designed to allow millions of public service workers who have been struggling under the weight of student loan debt a path to relief. In short, borrowers who were previously ineligible because they had the wrong loan, were making payments on the wrong payment […]

The SBPC is hosting an event looking at what state legislators, regulators, enforcement officials, and advocates must do to tackle the most pressing consumer protection issues facing student loan borrowers and help advance changes to fix our fundamentally broken student loan system. Student loan borrowers are at a breaking point. 45 million borrowers collectively owe […]

### The Student Loan Law Initiative, a joint project of the Student Borrower Protection Center and the University of California, Irvine School of Law, a hosted a virtual event examining the Biden administration’s work to address the student debt crisis, lessons learned from various debt relief measures, and what must be done to stand up for […]

Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) was meant to offer millions of federal student loan borrowers a pathway out from under historic levels of student debt. Unfortunately, IDR’s track record of success in making student loans affordable and time-limited is mixed. A growing body of analysis points to significant problems with the implementation and current design of IDR, […]

Join the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and UnidosUS for a webinar highlighting what Latino student loan borrowers need to know about managing their student loans, information on accessing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, and to learn about getting involved in a campaign to restore the promise of PSLF. The webinar will feature […]

Join the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), the American Federation of Teachers, and the American Association of University Professors for a webinar highlighting what adjunct and contingent faculty need to know about managing their student loans, information on accessing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, and to learn about getting involved in a campaign […]