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  • Press Releases
    Jul 21, 2026

    Energy Bills Growing Three Times Faster than Inflation under Trump, As Utility Debt Climbs For Middle-Income Families and 14M Face Collections

    Credit panel analysis finds monthly utility bills reach record highs, with 10 states seeing bills jump over 20% under Trump; Average overdue utility balance climbs to over $800, a 8.2% increase.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 21, 2026

    ‘One Big Bill’ Story Gathering Campaign Launches to Document the Financial Harm of OBBBA on Working Families With Student Loan Debt

    Effort invites Americans to submit their new monthly student loan bills, and share how skyrocketing costs are affecting their finances.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 12, 2026

    Widespread Financial Desperation Pushing Americans to Lean on Fee-Laden Buy Now, Pay Later Loans to Make Ends Meet, New Protect Borrowers Investigation Shows

    New poll finds that supermajority of voters supports government action to rein in predatory BNPL industry, Protect Borrowers calls on policymakers to take action.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 30, 2026

    Local Governments, Labor Unions, and Nonprofit Organizations Triumph in Challenge to Trump-Vance Administration’s Weaponization of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

    Court sides with broad coalition, blocking unlawful effort to punish perceived political opponents.

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    Jun 24, 2026

    A New Bipartisan Discharge Petition Forces a Reckoning on Student Loan Interest

    Bipartisan bill would cap interest rates on federal student loans at 2%.

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    Jun 23, 2026

    New Mexico Teachers and Public Employees Are Skipping Medications and Medical Care to Pay Their Bills, Survey Finds

    New data released at series of Albuquerque events featuring state and local officials shows deepening debt crisis; groups call for solutions.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 18, 2026

    Immediately Actionable Proposals to Make Government Work for New Yorkers Round Out ‘Affordable NYC Now’

    Full compendium details ways the Mamdani Administration can lower costs, hold corporations accountable, and make government work to lessen the affordability crisis.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 11, 2026

    New Report Shows Trump’s Deadline Will Thrust Millions of Student Loan Borrowers into Broken and Corrupt Servicing System

    Millions of SAVE borrowers will be forced to switch plans soon, setting up a dysfunctional servicing system to fail borrowers once again.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 4, 2026

    House Appropriations Subcommittee Unveils Annual Funding Bill that Guts Federal Student Loan Programs that Help Working Families Pay for College

    Today, the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services unveiled their annual funding proposal for Fiscal Year 2027. The bill proposes massive cuts to the Department of Education and several crucial student aid programs, including the elimination of Federal subsidized loans which provide low-to-middle-income undergraduate students access to interest-free student loans while the student is enrolled in school and six months directly after they leave their program.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 4, 2026

    ‘Affordable NYC Now’ Proposes New Ideas to Hold Corporations Accountable and Lower Costs in New York City

    The Century Foundation, Protect Borrowers, and partners continue their push for ready-to-go policy solutions for Mamdani Administration.

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