Montana Legal Services Association, National Consumer Law Center, and Student Borrower Protection Center filed an amicus brief to support Montanans demanding justice for abuses by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA, a/k/a Fedloan Servicing)—a large, student loan servicing company that deprived these borrowers of their rights under federal law to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
In this case, the Montana Supreme Court is considering an appeal by student loan borrower and public defender James Reavis, who filed a complaint in Montana court to seek redress after PHEAA miscounted his student loan payments made in an effort to qualify for PSLF. These claims are similar to suits brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General and the New York Attorney General. PHEAA moved to dismiss the case, and the lower court granted this dismissal, improperly reasoning that Reavis’ state law claims are preempted by federal law.
Read the Amicus Brief here.
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