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April 14, 2021

Proposal: Student Loan Cancellation For These Borrowers, Even If They Don’t Meet Any Requirements

The Student Borrower Protection Center, a leading student loans advocacy organization, says the student loan forgiveness program not only should…

April 14, 2021

Out of Millions, Only 32 Student Loan Borrowers Had their Debt Canceled

Talks of forgiving student debt continue as 45 million Americans get a student loan bill. Some programs already exist to…

April 12, 2021

Student Loan Payment Freeze Caused Credit Damage For Thousands: Here’s What You Can Do

A new report issued last week provides new evidence that the U.S. Department of Education and its loan servicers may…

Press Releases

April 12, 2021

Advocates Call on the Secretary of Education to Cancel Student Debt for All Public Service Workers with 10 or More Years of Service

97 organizations representing millions of public service workers and student loan borrowers sent a letter to Secretary of Education Cardona…

March 30, 2021

SBPC and NCLC Statements on Partial Administrative Action to Protect Student Loan Borrowers During the Pandemic

Today, the SBPC and NCLC released the following statements in response to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Education…

March 29, 2021

Advocates Call on President Biden to Fix the Broken Student Loan System Before Restarting Student Loan Payments, Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of the CARES Act

One year later, organizations representing millions of students, student loan borrowers, workers, veterans, people with disabilities, people of faith, and…

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Events

Date:

March 26, 2021

Time:

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. […]

2:00 PM EST – 3:00 PM EST

How the Student Debt Crisis is Holding Back Small Businesses: Delivering Relief During COVID and Beyond

The Student Borrower Protection Center and Small Business Majority held a virtual event exploring how student debt is affecting small business owners and what actions can be taken to deliver relief and support this vital sector of our economy. Research Roundup: The Student Debt Crisis is a Crisis for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Prior to […]

Delivering on Student Debt: Cancelling Student Debt on Day One and Beyond

The Student Borrower Protection Center and Demos hosted a virtual conference featuring student loan advocates, experts, and policymakers discussing how the Biden administration can take immediate action to deliver promised relief to servicemembers, public servants, defrauded borrowers, and other vulnerable groups. The conference keynote as well as all three panel discussions can be viewed below Keynote Massachusetts […]

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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

Proposal: Student Loan Cancellation For These Borrowers, Even If They Don’t Meet Any Requirements

Out of Millions, Only 32 Student Loan Borrowers Had their Debt Canceled

Student Loan Payment Freeze Caused Credit Damage For Thousands: Here’s What You Can Do

Press Releases

Advocates Call on the Secretary of Education to Cancel Student Debt for All Public Service Workers with 10 or More Years of Service

SBPC and NCLC Statements on Partial Administrative Action to Protect Student Loan Borrowers During the Pandemic

Advocates Call on President Biden to Fix the Broken Student Loan System Before Restarting Student Loan Payments, Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of the CARES Act

Events

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

How the Student Debt Crisis is Holding Back Small Businesses: Delivering Relief During COVID and Beyond

Delivering on Student Debt: Cancelling Student Debt on Day One and Beyond

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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