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Press Releases


  • Press Releases
    Jul 20, 2023

    Federal Enforcement Officials Issue Sharp New Warning to Industry: “Workers Face Risks from Employer-Driven Debt”

    Advocates applaud first-of-its-kind CFPB report, warning of risky and unlawful Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs).

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 19, 2023

    On the Heels of Unconscionable SCOTUS Ruling Blocking Millions from Student Debt Relief, 175+ Organizations Call on Biden to Enact New Debt Cancellation Plan Immediately

    Advocates warn that failure to act swiftly will cause inordinate harm to millions of borrowers and their families.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 14, 2023

    Biden Administration to Automatically Cancel Student Debt for 804,000 Borrowers Via Long Awaited Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment

    After years of exposing IDR failures and calling for remedies, SBPC applauds delivery of mass relief while pushing for similar relief for defaulted borrowers left behind.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 13, 2023

    States and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Take Major Action to Hold the Predatory Bootcamp Prehired Accountable for Illegal Student Lending and Debt Collection Practices

    Action by eleven states and the CFPB follows groundbreaking SBPC investigation and seeks relief for defrauded students.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 30, 2023

    In the Face of Supreme Court Loss, President Biden’s “Plan B” Pledges to Deliver Student Debt Relief Through Rulemaking

    Advocates urge swift action: “President Biden Needs to Keep his Promise Now.”

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 30, 2023

    Supreme Court Sides with Right-Wing Special Interests, Blocking President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

    Advocates condemn ruling as “lawless and shamefully political,” and look to President Biden to deliver debt relief in response to decision and call for urgent Court reform.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 20, 2023

    New Report Reveals Cancellation is Only Viable Path Forward for Incarcerated Student Loan Borrowers

    Along with this report, SBPC launched its first lawsuit against the Education Department for illegally withholding critical data on its treatment of incarcerated borrowers for nearly two years.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 16, 2023

    “Are we the bad guys?” Never-Before-Seen Emails Reveal the Scramble that Ensued when Missouri Sued to Block Student Debt Relief

    Records point to MOHELA’s confusion and disarray, and underscore Missouri’s lack of standing to rob debt relief from tens of millions of student loan borrowers.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 14, 2023

    Former PetSmart Groomer Caught in Predatory Training Repayment Agreement Provision (TRAP) Denied Access to Justice, Seeks Leave to Appeal District Court Decision Ending Ground-Breaking Class Action

    By ordering dispute resolved through arbitration, federal judge says PetSmart can use coercive fine print to avoid accountability for TRAP.

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  • Press Releases
    Jun 1, 2023

    Senate Betrays Hardworking Americans, Passes CRA Plan to Throw Student Loan Borrowers into Abrupt Repayment, Revokes Already Cancelled Debts for 260,000 Public Service Workers

    Working people now look to President Biden to deliver on his promises to veto the Congressional Review Act resolution and deliver student debt relief.

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