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January 14, 2022

President Biden’s Student Loan Reforms Fails After Repayment Plan Approves Only 32 Borrowers Out Of Millions

As of March, however, only 32 borrowers have been forgiven out of millions, according to Insider. Persis Yu, Policy Director…

January 13, 2022

Student-Loan Giant Navient Agrees to $1.8 Billion Deal With 39 States, Denies Wrongdoing

According to Shapiro, Navient allegedly originated predatory subprime private loans to students attending for-profit schools and colleges with low graduation…

January 13, 2022

Navient Reaches a $1.85 Billion Deal to Settle Claims of Predatory Behavior.

The deal, announced Thursday, requires Navient to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loan debts for nearly 66,000 borrowers and…

Press Releases

January 14, 2022

President Biden’s Student Loan Reforms Fails After Repayment Plan Approves Only 32 Borrowers Out Of Millions

As of March, however, only 32 borrowers have been forgiven out of millions, according to Insider. Persis Yu, Policy Director…

January 13, 2022

Student-Loan Giant Navient Agrees to $1.8 Billion Deal With 39 States, Denies Wrongdoing

According to Shapiro, Navient allegedly originated predatory subprime private loans to students attending for-profit schools and colleges with low graduation…

January 13, 2022

Navient Reaches a $1.85 Billion Deal to Settle Claims of Predatory Behavior.

The deal, announced Thursday, requires Navient to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loan debts for nearly 66,000 borrowers and…

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Events

Date:

February 2, 2022

Time:

12:00 PM EST – 1:00 PM EST

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Join the SBPC for a Webinar on Accessing PSLF The Department of Education recently announced an overhaul of the PSLF program designed to allow millions of public service workers who have been struggling under the weight of student loan debt a path to relief. In short, borrowers who were previously ineligible because they had the […]

6:00 PM EST – 7:00 PM EST

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What Borrowers Need to Know

The Department of Education recently announced an overhaul of the PSLF program designed to allow millions of public service workers who have been struggling under the weight of student loan debt a path to relief. In short, borrowers who were previously ineligible because they had the wrong loan, were making payments on the wrong payment […]

12:00 PM EST – 1:30 PM EST

Cooperative Federalism: Critical Action for States to Tackle the Student Debt Crisis in 2022

The SBPC is hosting an event looking at what state legislators, regulators, enforcement officials, and advocates must do to tackle the most pressing consumer protection issues facing student loan borrowers and help advance changes to fix our fundamentally broken student loan system. Student loan borrowers are at a breaking point. 45 million borrowers collectively owe […]

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Remarks

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

President Biden’s Student Loan Reforms Fails After Repayment Plan Approves Only 32 Borrowers Out Of Millions

Student-Loan Giant Navient Agrees to $1.8 Billion Deal With 39 States, Denies Wrongdoing

Navient Reaches a $1.85 Billion Deal to Settle Claims of Predatory Behavior.

Press Releases

President Biden’s Student Loan Reforms Fails After Repayment Plan Approves Only 32 Borrowers Out Of Millions

Student-Loan Giant Navient Agrees to $1.8 Billion Deal With 39 States, Denies Wrongdoing

Navient Reaches a $1.85 Billion Deal to Settle Claims of Predatory Behavior.

Events

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness: What Borrowers Need to Know

Cooperative Federalism: Critical Action for States to Tackle the Student Debt Crisis in 2022

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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