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...the SBPC’s priorities to protect student loan borrowers and address the burden of student debt on families, communities, and the economy.  Read the letter: Education Department Negotiated Rulemaking Comment Letter...

...the accounts of federal student borrowers in every state. The “MOHELA Papers” is a one-stop-shop housing MOHELA’s dark history and new records showing company schemes to deny service as servicing...

...system, millions of borrowers and families continue to struggle, making clear more work has to be done.” One Year Later: Revisiting Debt Relief The papers contained in this new report...

...to finally get a better deal. But under the Trump Administration, the Department of Education has refused to enforce these common-sense rules to protect students on campuses large and small...

...themselves, and highlights how existing state consumer protection, unfair competition laws, or wage and hour laws may make most TRAPs illegal. Deep-Dive Series Kickoff Blog Here: How Cities and States...

...violations, which brings us exactly to the issue we are trying to address: Who is responsible for overseeing financial companies who are profiting off student debt? What went wrong Over...

...California tax policy could throw a wet blanket over the party. That’s because the loan forgiveness may be taxable under current state rules, even though it’s tax-free under federal law....

On Thursday, the Student Borrower Protection Center released a report that found, via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by advocacy group Student Defense, that the Education Department...

...or deferment. Borrowers with commercially held Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) or Perkins loans who consolidate their loans by May 1, 2023, will also receive the adjustment benefits. ED anticipates...

...of Labor’s complaint filed in federal court in New York: https://towardsjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DOL-Complaint-Su-v.-Advanced-Care-Staffing-Sam-Klein.pdf Read SBPC’s 2022 statement about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s public inquiry into employer-driven debt: https://protectborrowers.org/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-launches-first-ever-federal-inquiry-into-employer-driven-debt/ ### About Student...