The following memorandum provides a brief overview of the narrative in the wake of this historic election and offers a first look at new polling affirming that student debt motivated and mobilized voters to the polls.
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In a letter to the Consumer Bankers Association, advocates demand that the organization abandon its bad-faith legal action against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The SBPC submits comments to the U.S. Department of Education’s NPRM on expanding Pell Grant eligibility for Prison Education Programs.
The SBPC submits a comment applauding certain proposed changes aimed at expanding access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and outlining additional needed changes.
Congress passed the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019 (STOP) to crack down on debt relief scammers while protecting borrowers’ access to legal counsel; ED has failed to fully implement.
A coalition of 134 diverse advocacy organizations urge Biden to extend and expand the PSLF Waiver and IDR Adjustment programs.
This memo examines how the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to remedy the failures of Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) could and should ensure that Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) borrowers get the full benefit of the adjustment.
In a letter to the CFPB, the SBPC and Dr. Stephanie Hall of The Century Foundation call on the CFPB to protect borrowers from predatory practices by OPMs. A recent GAO report revealed that ED is failing to supervise the market.
552 community, civil rights, education, climate, health, consumer, labor, professional, food and farm, and student advocacy organizations urge the Biden Administration to immediately cancel student loan debt via executive action.
This memo explores how to fully remedy the administrative failures and servicer misconduct around IDR.