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New Economic Data Shows Families in Crisis; Advocates Call for Crackdown on Corporations Profiting from Families’ Pain

Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports financial distress at post-Great Recession high water mark.

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Protect Borrowers Fellow to Testify Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Proposals to Increase College Cost Transparency

In testimony, Huelsman to remind policymakers that students only benefit from increased transparency when accompanied by action to rein in college costs for working families and make college free.

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Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Louisville, KY Borrowers and Families Experiencing Economic Hardship Due to Impending Student Loan Default Crisis and Systemic Chaos Across Demographics

The fact sheet includes data showing how borrowers in the Louisville metropolitan area are experiencing severe delinquency on the precipice of the impending student loan default crisis, and that women, older borrowers, and borrowers in majority-Black neighborhoods are disproportionately burdened by student debt.

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Amid Student Loan System Chaos, Advocates, Local Officials, and Community Members Convene in Louisville to Discuss Local Response

Louisville Office of Financial Empowerment and Protect Borrowers reveal data on nearly 215,000 Louisville borrowers in $8.2 billion of student debt.

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Ciudades, Sindicatos y Organizaciones Civiles, Demandan a la Administración de Trump-Vance por Utilizar el “Perdón de Préstamos del Servicio Público” Como Arma Para Silenciar a sus Críticos y Bloquear la Disidencia

La Demanda Busca Detener el Cambio Radical al Programa PSLF como Parte de un Frente Unido Contra el Ataque Inconstitucional del Departamento de Educación hacia Docentes, Personal de Enfermería, Primeros Respondedores y Defensores.

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Cities, Workers, Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Weaponizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Silence Critics and Stifle Dissent

Suit seeks to halt radical PSLF rewrite in united front against Department of Education’s unconstitutional attack on teachers, nurses, first responders, and advocates.

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Lawsuits

Lawsuit: Cities, Unions, and Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Admin for Weaponizing PSLF

In National Council of Nonprofits et al. v. McMahon, groups seek to halt radical PSLF rewrite in united front against ED’s unconstitutional attack on teachers, nurses, first responders, and advocates.

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Blogs

Online Prop Betting Is Ruining Professional Sports

The growth of unfettered, app-based online sports betting is not just shaping the way sports fans interact with the games we love, but also the way the players themselves behave.

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Democracy Forward and Protect Borrowers Respond to Unlawful Rule to Politicize Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: We’ll See You in Court

ED previews a new rule that will unlawfully politicize the PSLF program and harm employees of organizations that do not align with Trump-Vance administration priorities.

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Blogs

New Jersey State Senator Introduces the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Bill to Protect Students and Borrowers from Online Program Managers

New Jersey State Senator Angela McKnight introduced the nation’s most comprehensive piece of legislation addressing the role of Online Program Managers in higher education.

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Following Lawsuit by AFT, Trump Administration Agrees to Deliver Student Debt Relief and Protect Borrowers from Tax Liability Due to Red Tape and Delays

New court filing in AFT v. McMahon secures judicial supervision of the government’s handling of key student Loan relief programs, holds secretary McMahon accountable for following the law.

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What Everyone Can Learn from California’s Fight Against Predatory Auto Lending

Even as the Trump Administration turns its back on consumers, states are stepping up.

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