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Following approval by the California State Assembly, the Student Borrower Bill of Rights is being sent to Governor Gavin Newsom.
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An SBPC investigation found that PayPal Credit, a high-cost, digital credit product, is offered by over 150 for-profit schools as a means for students to finance tuition.
More than 70 supporters, 57 state and national civil rights, higher education, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to California Senators, urging passage of the Student Borrower Bill of Rights (AB 376, Stone).
23 state and national civil rights and advocacy organizations sent letters to California Senate leadership, urging them to pass the Student Borrower Bill of Rights.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ recent response to a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee reveals that, contrary to the CFPB’s claims to Congress and a federal court, the CFPB and Department of Education are not currently conducting joint examinations of large federal student loan servicers.
AFT and the SBPC released an investigative report exposing new instances of mismanagement and abuse in the scandal-plagued Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Student Borrower Protection Center Executive Director Seth Frotman released the following statement on President Trump’s Memorandum on student loan borrowers and coronavirus relief.
SBPC and UCI Law partnership is building foundational research on student loan debt in order to arm advocates, policymakers, and legislators.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the SBPC sent a demand letter to financial technology firm Upstart explaining how the firm’s algorithm likely violates the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.
The SBPC joined 55 other organizations in submitting a letter to Senate leadership in opposition to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act released yesterday.