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Latest Work

  • Coalition Letter and Memo Urging Emergency Hearing on Student Loan System

    Nearly 90 organizations urge U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committee leaders to protect borrowers and hold the U.S. Department of Education and its student loan servicers accountable.

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  • Comment Submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act

    Protect Borrowers comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services supporting the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act and the Department’s proposed regulations to implement it.

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  • Memo: Creating Offices of Supervision Policy in State Financial Regulators

    This memo proposes that states should create offices of supervision policy within their existing financial regulators to fill the regulatory gap left by the federal government.

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Latest Work

  • Coalition Letter and Memo Urging Emergency Hearing on Student Loan System

    Nearly 90 organizations urge U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committee leaders to protect borrowers and hold the U.S. Department of Education and its student loan servicers accountable.

    More

  • Comment Submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act

    Protect Borrowers comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services supporting the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act and the Department’s proposed regulations to implement it.

    More

  • Memo: Creating Offices of Supervision Policy in State Financial Regulators

    This memo proposes that states should create offices of supervision policy within their existing financial regulators to fill the regulatory gap left by the federal government.

    More

Latest Work

  • Coalition Letter and Memo Urging Emergency Hearing on Student Loan System

    Nearly 90 organizations urge U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committee leaders to protect borrowers and hold the U.S. Department of Education and its student loan servicers accountable.

    More

  • Comment Submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act

    Protect Borrowers comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services supporting the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act and the Department’s proposed regulations to implement it.

    More

  • Memo: Creating Offices of Supervision Policy in State Financial Regulators

    This memo proposes that states should create offices of supervision policy within their existing financial regulators to fill the regulatory gap left by the federal government.

    More

Latest Work

  • Coalition Letter and Memo Urging Emergency Hearing on Student Loan System

    Nearly 90 organizations urge U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committee leaders to protect borrowers and hold the U.S. Department of Education and its student loan servicers accountable.

    More

  • Comment Submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act

    Protect Borrowers comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services supporting the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act and the Department’s proposed regulations to implement it.

    More

  • Memo: Creating Offices of Supervision Policy in State Financial Regulators

    This memo proposes that states should create offices of supervision policy within their existing financial regulators to fill the regulatory gap left by the federal government.

    More

Latest Work

  • Sep 22, 2026

    Coalition Letter and Memo Urging Emergency Hearing on Student Loan System

    Nearly 90 organizations urge U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committee leaders to protect borrowers and hold the U.S. Department of Education and its student loan servicers accountable.

    More

  • Sep 15, 2026

    Comment Submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services on Proposed Regulations to Implement the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act

    Protect Borrowers comment to the New York State Department of Financial Services supporting the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act and the Department’s proposed regulations to implement it.

    More

  • Aug 27, 2026

    Memo: Creating Offices of Supervision Policy in State Financial Regulators

    This memo proposes that states should create offices of supervision policy within their existing financial regulators to fill the regulatory gap left by the federal government.

    More

  • Aug 21, 2026

    Snapshot of Michigan Families’ Debts: As Costs Climb, Michigan Families Struggle with Record Levels of Credit Card, Student Loan, Car Loan, and Utility Debt

    See our fact sheets and reports on household debt in Michigan.

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  • Aug 21, 2026

    The Worst of Both Worlds: An Investigation of State Student Loan Lending

    Check out our investigation into the current state-based student loan market.

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  • Jul 12, 2026

    A Loan in Every Cart: How BNPL Lenders Take Advantage of Americans’ Financial Desperation and the Case for a BNPL Borrower Bill of Rights

    Protect Borrowers’ new investigation into the growing BNPL market as families are increasingly turning to BNPL loans to pay for necessities. Released alongside the report is polling on American voters’ experiences with BNPL products.

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  • Jul 12, 2026

    Poll: 4 in 10 Voters Use BNPL, Including on Essentials Like Groceries and Housing

    4 in 10 voters use BNPL, including on essentials like groceries and housing.

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  • Jul 1, 2026

    Credit Card Debt Crisis State Fact Sheets

    State-by-state breakdown of how credit card debt is growing in all 50 states.

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  • Jun 23, 2026

    Fact Sheet: Affordability in Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The fact sheet includes data on student loan, credit card, and auto debt for borrowers in the Albuquerque metropolitan area of New Mexico.

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  • Jun 11, 2026

    Repeat Offenders: The Student Loan Servicers Who Keep Getting Paid to Fail Borrowers

    This report from Protect Borrowers and the Debt Collection Lab at Princeton University maps the fragmented student loan system and the players involved.

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