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June 24, 2021

Major Unions ACLU and SEIU Join 126 Organizations in Calling on Biden to Extend the Freeze on Student-Loan Payments

Led by the Student Borrower Protection Center, 128 organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Service Employees International…

June 24, 2021

9 in 10 Student Loan Borrowers Aren’t Ready to Begin Payments Again, Survey Finds

On Thursday morning, more than 125 organizations also wrote to the president to extend the pause "until your administration has…

June 23, 2021

These Student Loan Borrowers Could Lose Their Child Tax Credit

Millions of student loan borrowers could be at risk of having their child tax credit seized by the government. A…

Press Releases

June 24, 2021

Advocates Call on President Biden to Fix the Broken Student Loan System Before Restarting Student Loan Payments

More than 125 organizations called on President Biden to fix the broken student loan system and deliver promised student debt…

June 11, 2021

New Report Finds Public Universities are Driving Students Toward Risky Private Student Loans

Public colleges and universities nationwide are driving students toward expensive, predatory student debt according to a new report issued today…

May 3, 2021

Statement on Richard Cordray Being Appointed to Lead Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid

Student Borrower Protection Center Executive Director Seth Frotman released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that former CFPB…

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Events

Date:

June 28, 2021

Time:

3:00 PM EDT – 4:00 PM EDT

Stamping Out Financial Discrimination: How New Legal Approaches Can Deliver Greater Accountability in the Student Loan Market & Beyond

The Student Borrower Protection Center is hosting an event examining the impact of discrimination in the student loan market and how novel legal strategies to address it can be used to crack down on harmful and predatory practices across the consumer financial marketplace. For decades, gaps in the legal system have left broad swaths of […]

2:00 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT

Crisis on the Farm: How Student Debt is Impacting Rural Communities & Affecting Plans for a New Generation of Farmers

The Student Borrower Protection Center and the National Young Farmers Coalition hosted an event examining the effects student loan debt is having on farmers and rural communities and discussing what can be done to support these borrowers and the communities they live in.

12:00 PM EDT – 2:00 PM EDT

New York’s Student Debt Crisis: How Policymakers and Advocates are Partnering to Protect Borrowers

The Student Borrower Protection Center, Young Invincibles, Community Service Society, and New Yorkers for Responsible Lending hosted a virtual event on higher education and student debt in New York. The event will featured two panel discussions. In the first, state lawmakers highlighted legislation they are championing to tackle the student debt crisis in the state. […]

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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

Major Unions ACLU and SEIU Join 126 Organizations in Calling on Biden to Extend the Freeze on Student-Loan Payments

9 in 10 Student Loan Borrowers Aren’t Ready to Begin Payments Again, Survey Finds

These Student Loan Borrowers Could Lose Their Child Tax Credit

Press Releases

Advocates Call on President Biden to Fix the Broken Student Loan System Before Restarting Student Loan Payments

New Report Finds Public Universities are Driving Students Toward Risky Private Student Loans

Statement on Richard Cordray Being Appointed to Lead Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid

Events

Stamping Out Financial Discrimination: How New Legal Approaches Can Deliver Greater Accountability in the Student Loan Market & Beyond

Crisis on the Farm: How Student Debt is Impacting Rural Communities & Affecting Plans for a New Generation of Farmers

New York’s Student Debt Crisis: How Policymakers and Advocates are Partnering to Protect Borrowers

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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