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Oct 17, 2022

The Student Loan Industry Lobbied for Laws That it Thought Would Boost Profits. Those Same Laws May Have Inadvertently Entitled Millions of Borrowers to Relief That They Were Improperly Denied During COVID-19.

A new lawsuit may finally get relief for millions of borrowers unfairly denied relief for years, including during COVID, using a law that lenders themselves lobbied for to boost their profits.

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Aug 24, 2022

Analysis of President Biden’s Announced Executive Order to Cancel Student Debt

We conducted a rapid analysis of President Biden’s executive order to cancel student debt.

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Aug 24, 2022

Timeline of Biden’s Student Debt Action – and its Effects

A visual timeline of Biden’s student debt action and its impacts

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Aug 23, 2022

Income Share Agreements: Predatory Inclusion into a Deeply Unequal Education System

Based on a review of various income share agreement structures and research on the workings of the ISA industry, we argue that, rather than a progressive alternative to student loans, ISAs are better characterized as reflecting a process of predatory inclusion.

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Aug 18, 2022

The Department of Education Has a Chance to Throw a Lifeline to 9 Million+ Student Loan Borrowers. It Should Not End the PSLF Waiver or IDR Account Adjustment Until It Does.

The Biden Administration must extend and coordinate the timelines of the PSLF Waiver and IDR Account Adjustment to ensure that all borrowers can access the promise of affordable and manageable student loan repayment.

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Aug 15, 2022

Student Loan Debt Relief for Incarcerated Borrowers

Federal student loan borrowers struggling or unable to make payments while incarcerated should know about their debt relief options.

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Jul 20, 2022

The PSLF Waiver Has Been a Huge Success, and It May Be Just Hitting Its Stride. Why End It?

The PSLF waiver has been a phenomenal success—and it may just be getting started in delivering its powerful benefits. The Biden Administration should take the commonsense step of preventing it from expiring.

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Jul 19, 2022

OPM Contracts Reveal Risks for Students and Universities

In a new paper, we analyzed hundreds of contracts between colleges and online program managers. What our analysis revealed about the risks OPMs might pose to students and the powers schools are handing over to private contractors is concerning.

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Jun 27, 2022

Colorado’s Nation-Leading Work to Shine a Light on Shadow Student Debt Exposes Massive Risks for Borrowers

Less than a year after passing the Student Loan Equity Act, Colorado’s nation-leading work to shed light on shadow student debt reveals key risks.

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Jun 15, 2022

ED Needs to Begin Planning Now for the Possibility of a Large OPM Blowing Up

Given problems at 2U, ED needs to lay the groundwork now to ensure that student loan borrowers have a clear path to relief if an OPM folds or suddenly changes its offerings due to problems at the corporate level—and it needs to make students and the public aware of those plans immediately.

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