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Apr 3, 2023

New Analysis Confirms Congressional Efforts to Overturn Payment Pause and Debt Relief Will Wreak Economic Havoc on Tens of Millions of Borrowers

SBPC conducted a new analysis underscoring the massive benefit that the payment pause has had for borrowers, and the even greater benefits that President Biden’s relief plan would add on top of it.

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Mar 23, 2023

New Data Shows Guaranty Agencies Illegally Took and Failed to Refund Tens of Millions of Dollars From Borrowers After Already Getting Caught Breaking the Law

SBPC has uncovered new evidence that GAs stole millions of dollars from borrowers and illicitly refused tens of millions of dollars of refunds after already getting caught breaking the law.

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Mar 9, 2023

Virginia’s Leading Work to Expose Institutional Debts Reveals Massive, Disparately Distributed Burdens

A report from Virginia’s Secretary of Education points to a massive and growing institutional debt burden disproportionately harming many of the state’s most historically marginalized students.

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Mar 6, 2023

New Research Underscores How Federal Action Protected Student Loan Borrowers During COVID—and What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Considers Cancellation

New research from the Student Loan Law Initiative shows that the payment pause was even more helpful and even better targeted than previously understood for California borrowers.

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Feb 23, 2023

To Protect Student Loan Borrowers, the FDIC Must Double Down on its Newfound Effort to Weed Out Predatory Rent-A-Bank Schemes

The FDIC’s recent action against TAB Bank should mark the start of a broader effort weed out predatory student loan rent-a-bank partnerships.

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Feb 17, 2023

New Analysis Shows What’s at Stake For Borrowers Across the Country as President Biden’s Political Opponents Attack Student Debt Relief

Across the districts represented by the 128 Members of Congress who urged the Supreme Court to block student debt relief, more than 7.5 million people applied to have their student debt cancelled, and more than 4.5 million have been approved.

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Jan 13, 2023

Changes to the IDR Account Adjustment Mean Good News for Parent PLUS Borrowers Seeking PSLF

Thanks to changes that ED made in late December 2022, Parent PLUS borrowers will now be able to count time received though the IDR Account Adjustment towards PSLF.

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Jan 6, 2023

It’s Long Past Due for the CFPB to Bring the Full Range of Student Loan Servicers into its Supervisory Fold

Despite Accenture’s size and the danger it poses to the public, regulators have shied away for years from scrutinizing the firm. The CFPB already has the tools to protect borrowers from further failures by this massive student loan servicer.

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Nov 23, 2022

Sham Lawsuits Blocking Student Debt Cancellation from Millions of Borrowers Have Massive Legal Holes

While Brown, Nebraska, and a litany of other sham lawsuits wind their way through the federal courts, the fate of student debt relief is uncertain, and 40 million eligible student loan borrowers remain in limbo. The fight to protect student debt relief marks a troubling new chapter in judicial manipulation.

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Nov 14, 2022

The New Non-Compete: The Training Repayment Agreement Provision (TRAP) As A Scheme to Retain Workers Through Debt

There’s a good chance that, over the past couple of years, you’ve considered quitting your job. One thought that probably crossed your mind was whether you could afford it.

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