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If Payments Resume and Child Tax Credit Benefits Expire, February 1st Will Mark a Fiscal Cliff for Millions of Households in All 50 States

In the coming weeks, tens of millions of American households will face a combination of financial catastrophes: the new Omicron variant rapidly upending our economic recovery, Congress yanking badly-needed Child Tax Credit (CTC) benefits away from working families, and the return after almost two years of debilitating monthly student loan bills.

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With Protections for Income Share Agreement Borrowers, California Can Continue Leading the Fight Against Predatory Private Student Loans

California has long been a leader in student borrower protection. A new memo outlines how policymakers and law enforcement in the Golden State can protect borrowers from predatory income share agreements.

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The Nation’s Top Consumer Watchdog Can End Predatory Practices Trapping Workers in Employer-Driven Debt

As training repayment agreements increasingly become a more prominent contractual weapon that corporations use to restrict worker mobility, it’s time for watchdogs and policy makers at every level to take action.

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Millions of Borrowers Had a Special Chance to Exit Default During COVID. The Biden Administration Must Fix the System Failure that Led Almost None of Them to Access It.

New data from the Department of Education (ED) paint a bleak picture of the student loan system’s failure to deliver the most financially distressed borrowers relief that they are entitled to under the law during COVID.

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Check Out Our Resources for Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

The SBPC is launching a resource center on its website for borrowers to provide them with clear and accurate information, source pain points and barriers that they experience, and direct those who need it to additional assistance.

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ED Can End the Corporate Boondoggle Empowering the Student Loan Industry to Profit Off of Defaulted Borrowers

It’s time for Washington to end the asset-backed boondoggle that harms borrowers while lining Wall Street’s pockets.

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A Roadmap for Fixing PSLF for Future Generations

A new memo provides a clear roadmap the Department of Education can use to remove unnecessary constraints for PSLF qualification, hold borrowers blameless for well-documented industry abuses and failures, and change ED’s own policies and procedures for overseeing the program.

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If Payments Resume and Child Tax Credit Benefits Expire, February 1st Will Mark a Fiscal Cliff for Millions of Households in All 50 States

The Nation’s Top Consumer Watchdog Can End Predatory Practices Trapping Workers in Employer-Driven Debt

Check Out Our Resources for Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

ED Can End the Corporate Boondoggle Empowering the Student Loan Industry to Profit Off of Defaulted Borrowers

A Roadmap for Fixing PSLF for Future Generations

ED Must Build Back a Better Student Loan System, and That Means Giving Borrowers a Second Chance

For Servicemembers Pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the Fight Continues

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If Payments Resume and Child Tax Credit Benefits Expire, February 1st Will Mark a Fiscal Cliff for Millions of Households in All 50 States

With Protections for Income Share Agreement Borrowers, California Can Continue Leading the Fight Against Predatory Private Student Loans

The Nation’s Top Consumer Watchdog Can End Predatory Practices Trapping Workers in Employer-Driven Debt

Millions of Borrowers Had a Special Chance to Exit Default During COVID. The Biden Administration Must Fix the System Failure that Led Almost None of Them to Access It.

Check Out Our Resources for Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

ED Can End the Corporate Boondoggle Empowering the Student Loan Industry to Profit Off of Defaulted Borrowers

A Roadmap for Fixing PSLF for Future Generations

It’s Time to Bring the Shadow Student Loan Market into the Light of Consumer Protections

ED Must Build Back a Better Student Loan System, and That Means Giving Borrowers a Second Chance

For Servicemembers Pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the Fight Continues