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Deputy Mayor Julie Su, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Councilmember Harvey Epstein Headline Policy Summit on Affordability in NYC, Hosted by Century Foundation & Protect Borrowers

NEW DATA: Debt in NYC is squeezing working class families as the affordability crisis worsens.

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Senate Fails to Advance Congressional Review Act Resolution to Overturn Unlawful Rule Empowering Secretary McMahon to Punish States, Cities, Civil Society Opposing Trump Administration’s Right-Wing Agenda

The rule comes as the Trump Administration has used the power of the federal government to target and investigate cities, states and Civil Society organizations working to support our most vulnerable communities and push back against the Trump Administration’s culture war.

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Blogs

So Much for Saving on a Valuable Education: What Borrowers Need to Know Now That SAVE Is No Longer An Option

The SAVE plan has ended, and soon borrowers will need to reenter repayment.

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Fact Sheets

Student Loan State Resources

Want to know more about resources available to student loan borrowers in your state? This page is for you.

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Blogs

Mega-Bank Race for Wealthy Credit Card Users Boosts Prices for All of Us

Bank size correlates to swipe fee inflation and drives upward wealth redistribution.

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Press Releases

Campaign for California Borrowers’ Rights Applauds Governor Newsom’s Appointment of Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to Lead New Statewide Consumer Agency

Former CFPB Director Chopra will be charged with protecting borrowers and consumers amidst growing affordability crisis.

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American Families Hit Record Levels of Financial Distress as Millions Fall Behind on Credit Cards, Auto Loans, and Student Loans

New data from FRBNY shows household consumer debts at all-time highs.

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Blogs

Discrimination by Private Student Lenders is Right Out in the Open

This was always the plan but regulators shouldn’t accept it.

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Press Releases

NEW STUDY: 86 Million Americans Now Carry a Record $1.68 Trillion in Auto Debt Amid Tariff and Gas Price Crunch, Debt Up Nearly 40% Since 2018

The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers released a report showing that 86 million Americans owe $1.68 trillion in auto loan debt, its highest level ever recorded.

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Fact Sheets, Reports

Report and Fact Sheets: How Rising Auto Loan Costs and Debt are Driving Americans Deeper Into the Red

A report and analysis of consumer credit data by The Century Foundation and Protect Borrow reveals that having a car has become increasingly unaffordable, driving millions of Americans into financial distress. Much of this has been driven or worsened by Trump’s chaotic economic agenda and war with Iran.

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Blogs

Who Protects Students When the School Is the Lender?

Trump’s changes to higher ed finance expose more risks.

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Blogs

“File Now, Pay Later” is Everything Broken in Our Economy

The case for a BNPL Bill of Rights.

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