Latest Work
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Understanding Black Students’ Experiences and Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges to Inform State Oversight
Co-authored with TICAS, this report offers a snapshot of Black student enrollment and outcomes at for-profit colleges paired with the perspectives of Black alumni of for-profit undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Testimony of Winston Berkman-Breen Before the NY State Senate Codes and Consumer Protection Committees
See here to read Winston Berkman-Breen’s March 4, 2026, testimony.
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Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Lower Credit Card Interest Rates Over Perks and Easy Approval
Groundwork Collaborative and Protect Borrowers released a Data for Progress poll showing strong, bipartisan support for efforts to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. After hearing common bank lobby talking points, nearly two-thirds of voters across party lines still favor a 10% interest rate cap.
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Latest Work
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Understanding Black Students’ Experiences and Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges to Inform State Oversight
Co-authored with TICAS, this report offers a snapshot of Black student enrollment and outcomes at for-profit colleges paired with the perspectives of Black alumni of for-profit undergraduate and graduate programs.
More
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Testimony of Winston Berkman-Breen Before the NY State Senate Codes and Consumer Protection Committees
See here to read Winston Berkman-Breen’s March 4, 2026, testimony.
More
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Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Lower Credit Card Interest Rates Over Perks and Easy Approval
Groundwork Collaborative and Protect Borrowers released a Data for Progress poll showing strong, bipartisan support for efforts to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. After hearing common bank lobby talking points, nearly two-thirds of voters across party lines still favor a 10% interest rate cap.
More
Latest Work
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Understanding Black Students’ Experiences and Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges to Inform State Oversight
Co-authored with TICAS, this report offers a snapshot of Black student enrollment and outcomes at for-profit colleges paired with the perspectives of Black alumni of for-profit undergraduate and graduate programs.
More
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Testimony of Winston Berkman-Breen Before the NY State Senate Codes and Consumer Protection Committees
See here to read Winston Berkman-Breen’s March 4, 2026, testimony.
More
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Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Lower Credit Card Interest Rates Over Perks and Easy Approval
Groundwork Collaborative and Protect Borrowers released a Data for Progress poll showing strong, bipartisan support for efforts to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. After hearing common bank lobby talking points, nearly two-thirds of voters across party lines still favor a 10% interest rate cap.
More
Latest Work
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Understanding Black Students’ Experiences and Outcomes at For-Profit Colleges to Inform State Oversight
Co-authored with TICAS, this report offers a snapshot of Black student enrollment and outcomes at for-profit colleges paired with the perspectives of Black alumni of for-profit undergraduate and graduate programs.
More
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Testimony of Winston Berkman-Breen Before the NY State Senate Codes and Consumer Protection Committees
See here to read Winston Berkman-Breen’s March 4, 2026, testimony.
More
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Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Lower Credit Card Interest Rates Over Perks and Easy Approval
Groundwork Collaborative and Protect Borrowers released a Data for Progress poll showing strong, bipartisan support for efforts to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. After hearing common bank lobby talking points, nearly two-thirds of voters across party lines still favor a 10% interest rate cap.
More
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Protect Borrowers Congressional Casework Tool
If you are having an issue with your federal student loans or your student loan servicer, you can contact your senator or representative and request casework assistance.
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Maryland Institutional Debt Public Records Analysis
The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) submitted Maryland Public Information Act requests to 12 different public higher education institutions in the state of Maryland seeking information about the debt that current and former students owe to their schools. Only five out of the 12 institutions provided any data, and even of those that did, the data received was incomplete.
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Statewide Fact Sheets on the Impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
These fact sheets—created by SBPC, AFR, and CFA—shed light on the number of Americans in each state who have reached out to the CFPB for help and have benefitted from the CFPB’s work to hold companies accountable for abusive, predatory, and deceptive practices.
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Fact Sheet: The CFPB Protects Student Loan Borrowers and Holds Bad Actors Accountable
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), created in the devastating wake of the 2008 financial crisis, is an independent agency that enforces consumer protection laws and protects people from financial companies engaged in unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices. Since its creation, the CFPB has already obtained over $21 billion in relief for over 205 million people from companies that cheated and violated the law—including more than $5 billion in relief for Americans with…
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SBPC Letter Opposing the Nomination of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education
If confirmed, Linda McMahon will lead with blind loyalty to President Trump and help usher in his radical Project 2025 agenda at the expense of the American people.
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Twitter/X Payments: Public Corruption Poses Risks for Consumers and Competition
This memo explores Elon Musk’s plan to pivot Twitter/X to a payments company in partnership with the payments giant Visa—and the stark conflict of interest posed by that plan and his position leading DOGE.
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Poll: Overwhelming, Bipartisan Majority Reject Cuts to the Student Loan Safety Net and Financial Aid Students and Families Rely On
Voters across party lines, age groups, gender, race, and educational status oppose efforts to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations on the backs of students and working families with student debt.
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Poll: Trump’s Plan to Abolish U.S. Department of Education is Extremely Unpopular Among Voters
Poll comes as Trump continues unconstitutional authoritarian takeover of federal agencies and prepares to take excecutive action to dismantle U.S. Department of Education.
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Student Debt Cancellation: Evidence from Credit Reporting Panel Data
This paper estimates the economic impact of student debt cancellation on borrower financial outcomes using a nationally-representative credit panel.
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2025 Statewide and Congressional District Fact Sheets on the Student Loan Debt Crisis
Download a fact sheet of student debt data for your state or congressional district!
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