Over 100 advocates on behalf of student loan borrowers, including law professors and attorneys who routinely assist student loan borrowers, sent a letter to the Department of Education (ED) urging it to implement key provisions of the STOP Act. A coalition of state student loan ombudspersons concurrently submitted ED a letter urging the same. For over a year, ED has failed to implement the provisions of the STOP Act that ensure financial counselors and attorneys have the information necessary to assist borrowers to navigate their federal student loans.
Read the Advocates’ Letter: https://protectborrowers.org/2022-08-10-stop-act-advocate-letter/
Read the State Student Loan Ombudspersons’ Letter: https://protectborrowers.org/stop-act_state-student-loan-ombuds-advocacy-letter_8-11-22/
Read the Press Release: After Over a Year of Failing to Implement Critical Student Loan Scam Protections, Advocates Urge Education Department to Act