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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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June 16, 2022

New Report: Broad Support for Action to Cancel Student Debt Holds Steady Across Party Lines, Older Republican Voters Stand Alone in Opposition

Data for Progress (DfP) and SBPC release both a new report and a tracking poll showing sustained public support for…

June 9, 2022

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches First-Ever Federal Inquiry into Employer-Driven Debt

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a first-of-its-kind federal inquiry into employers’ growing use of debt as a…

June 9, 2022

Statement on Groundbreaking Washington State Lawsuit Against Scam Tech Sales Bootcamp Engaged in Predatory Student Lending Scheme Bootcamp

Yesterday, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against the disgraced online tech sales bootcamp Prehired, LLC and its…

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June 3, 2022

Testimony of Mike Pierce Before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Testimony of Mike PierceExecutive Director of the Student Borrower Protection CenterBefore the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs…

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…

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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 Report: Broad Support for Action to Cancel Student Debt Holds Steady Across Party Lines, Older Republican Voters Stand Alone in Opposition

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches First-Ever Federal Inquiry into Employer-Driven Debt

Statement on Groundbreaking Washington State Lawsuit Against Scam Tech Sales Bootcamp Engaged in Predatory Student Lending Scheme Bootcamp

Events

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Remarks

Testimony of Mike Pierce Before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Testimony of Katherine Welbeck Before the Boston City Council

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

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