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Servicemember, Veterans, and Student Debt

U.S. Department of Justice

Nearly 78,000 Service Members to Begin Receiving $60 Million Under Department of Justice Settlement with Navient for Overcharging on Student Loans

Announcing a settlement between DOJ and Navient stemming from the company illegally charging nearly 78,000 servicemembers excess interest on their student loans, in violation of the SCRA. 


Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit

A government consumer advisory highlighting credit reporting failures by student loan servicers for service-disabled veterans who are entitled to loan forgiveness.


Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Overseas & Underserved: Student Loan Servicing and the Cost to Our Men and Women in Uniform

A government report detailing complaints from servicemembers and veterans about student loan servicing breakdowns.


Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Next Front: Student Loan Servicing and the Cost to Our Men and Women in Uniform

A government report detailing how servicemembers struggle to access student-loan repayment protections guaranteed by federal law.


MarketWatch

Why veterans and servicemembers struggle with student loan debt, despite a generous GI Bill

An article explaining how and why predatory for-profit schools are aggressively recruiting veterans and servicemembers, thereby saddling them with student debt.


CNBC

Many disabled veterans eligible for student loan forgiveness are still paying

A news report shining a spotlight on the tens of thousands of servicemembers eligible for student loan cancellation who are instead having their financial lives destroyed.

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