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February 9, 2022

The System is Broken: 100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Aid Millions of Student Loan Borrowers with Overdue Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Reforms

Today, a group of 104 diverse advocacy organizations, including American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Education Association (NEA) and UnidosUS,…

January 22, 2022

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Could Wipe Out Debts But ‘Predatory’ Firms ‘Lied and Continued to Collect Payments’

"Through their misrepresentations, student loan companies have collected potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of payment on debt that borrowers…

January 20, 2022

$50 Billion of Student Debt Could Be Entitled to Automatic Cancellation in Bankruptcy But Borrowers May Not Know About It

For many years, conventional wisdom had held that student loans were impossible to get rid of, even in bankruptcy. But…

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May 18, 2022

New Poll: Overwhelming, Bipartisan Majorities of Young Voters Want President Biden to Cancel Student Debt for Everyone

SBPC finds that 71 percent of likely voters ages 18-34 support student debt cancellation for all borrowers; 56 percent of…

May 16, 2022

With New York’s Transcript Withholding Ban, 1-in-4 Students Across Country Now Protected Against Predatory School Collection Practices

A map showing a new analysis of indicates major state-level momentum across the country to take action against transcript withholding.

May 5, 2022

New Poll: Hours Before Major Hearing, Latest Tracking Poll Shows Significant Federal Action on Student Debt Remains Consistently Popular Among Likely Voters

As Biden contemplates an imminent decision on student debt relief and the Senate Banking Committee prepares for a major student…

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October 19, 2020

Testimony of Katherine Welbeck Before the Boston City Council

Testimony on the importance of cities taking action to understand how student debt is affecting communities of color and the…

October 8, 2020

Testimony of Tariq Habash Before the New Jersey Assembly Higher Education Committee

Thank you for the opportunity to testify in favor of A.4407, which prevents state resources from flowing to schools and…

February 12, 2020

Testimony of Tariq Habash Before the Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

Testimony in support of legislation which defines and addresses some of the most critical elements affecting students in the event…

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In the News

The System is Broken: 100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Aid Millions of Student Loan Borrowers with Overdue Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Reforms

Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Could Wipe Out Debts But ‘Predatory’ Firms ‘Lied and Continued to Collect Payments’

$50 Billion of Student Debt Could Be Entitled to Automatic Cancellation in Bankruptcy But Borrowers May Not Know About It

Press Releases

New Poll: Overwhelming, Bipartisan Majorities of Young Voters Want President Biden to Cancel Student Debt for Everyone

With New York’s Transcript Withholding Ban, 1-in-4 Students Across Country Now Protected Against Predatory School Collection Practices

New Poll: Hours Before Major Hearing, Latest Tracking Poll Shows Significant Federal Action on Student Debt Remains Consistently Popular Among Likely Voters

Events

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Remarks

Testimony of Katherine Welbeck Before the Boston City Council

Testimony of Tariq Habash Before the New Jersey Assembly Higher Education Committee

Testimony of Tariq Habash Before the Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

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