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  • Lawsuits
    Nov 3, 2025

    Lawsuit: Cities, Unions, and Civil Society Organizations Sue Trump-Vance Admin for Weaponizing PSLF

    In National Council of Nonprofits et al. v. McMahon, groups seek to halt radical PSLF rewrite in united front against ED’s unconstitutional attack on teachers, nurses, first responders, and advocates.

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  • Blogs
    Oct 30, 2025

    Online Prop Betting Is Ruining Professional Sports

    The growth of unfettered, app-based online sports betting is not just shaping the way sports fans interact with the games we love, but also the way the players themselves behave.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 30, 2025

    Democracy Forward and Protect Borrowers Respond to Unlawful Rule to Politicize Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: We’ll See You in Court

    ED previews a new rule that will unlawfully politicize the PSLF program and harm employees of organizations that do not align with Trump-Vance administration priorities.

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  • Blogs
    Oct 28, 2025

    New Jersey State Senator Introduces the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Bill to Protect Students and Borrowers from Online Program Managers

    New Jersey State Senator Angela McKnight introduced the nation’s most comprehensive piece of legislation addressing the role of Online Program Managers in higher education.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 17, 2025

    Following Lawsuit by AFT, Trump Administration Agrees to Deliver Student Debt Relief and Protect Borrowers from Tax Liability Due to Red Tape and Delays

    New court filing in AFT v. McMahon secures judicial supervision of the government’s handling of key student Loan relief programs, holds secretary McMahon accountable for following the law.

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  • Blogs
    Oct 16, 2025

    What Everyone Can Learn from California’s Fight Against Predatory Auto Lending

    Even as the Trump Administration turns its back on consumers, states are stepping up.

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  • Letters & Memos
    Oct 15, 2025

    Memo: CFPB Enforcement Actions Dismissed or Terminated Under Trump’s CFPB

    Consumer Federation of America and Protect Borrowers outline the more than 40 public enforcement actions against Wall Street banks, Big Tech firms, and other corporations that have been dismissed or rolled back under the Trump Administration and Acting Director Russell Vought.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 15, 2025

    In Eight Months, Trump’s CFPB Has Let More Than 40 Lawbreakers Off the Hook

    An updated memo from CFA and Protect Borrowers reveals that the Trump-led CFPB has quietly dismissed or rolled back 42 public enforcement actions since taking control of the agency in February 2025.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 13, 2025

    California Bans TRAPs and “Stay-or-Pay” Contracts Across the World’s Fourth Largest Economy

    With Governor Newsom’s signature, nurses, pet groomers, and millions of other workers are free from predatory employer-driven debt.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 9, 2025

    New Investigation Reveals Troubling Relationships Between Illinois Public Universities and For-Profit Company, Risepoint

    Read our latest press release.

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  • Blogs
    Oct 9, 2025

    Why We’re Sounding the Alarm on Risepoint in Illinois

    Protect Borrowers, UIC United Faculty, and University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 released the results of an investigation into the partnerships between Illinois public institutions and a company called Risepoint. We found that five of the state’s public colleges and universities, including the University of Illinois system, appear to be renting out their reputable brand names while outsourcing vital services to Risepoint, a large and growing for-profit Online Program Manager (OPM), affecting tens…

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  • Letters & Memos
    Oct 8, 2025

    Alerting Illinois Officials to the Need to Protect Students and Borrowers from Public Institutions Outsourcing Management of Online Programs to For-Profit Company, Risepoint

    This letter discusses the urgent need to reform our bankruptcy system and shine a spotlight on how our bankruptcy system unjustly fails to protect millions of student loan borrowers.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 7, 2025

    Protect Borrowers Responds to Trump Administration’s Reported Plans to Sell Student Loan Portfolio to Private Market

    Politico reported the Trump Admin is again considering plans to sell segments of the $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio.

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  • Amicus Briefs
    Oct 7, 2025

    Group Amicus Brief to Federal Court of Appeals: “Unilateral, Unlawful Dismantling” of the CFPB by the Administration is Unconstitutional

    41 nonprofit groups file amicus brief with federal Court of Appeals urging it to grant en banc review of NTEU v. Vought.

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  • Press Releases
    Oct 7, 2025

    “Unilateral, Unlawful Dismantling” of the CFPB by the Administration is Unconstitutional and Will Leave Millions of Americans Vulnerable to Financial Harm, 41 Nonprofit Groups Tell Federal Court of Appeals

    Amicus brief urges federal Court of Appeals to grant en banc review of NTEU v. Vought.

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  • Blogs
    Oct 2, 2025

    How Employers Snare Healthcare Workers in Debt

    The rise of restrictive contract language poses dangers for healthcare workers, especially those who are just entering the workforce. Unions and advocacy groups can take action to fight back and protect healthcare professionals.

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  • Blogs
    Sep 25, 2025

    What’s the deal with credit card debt?

    New poll reveals that capping credit card interest rates is more popular than Santa. As families face historically high rates, we break down the overwhelming public demand for action.

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  • Blogs
    Sep 18, 2025

    Despite What Trump and His Allies Think, the Private Market Will Not Save Us

    Republicans’ reconciliation bill will transform students into commodities.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 18, 2025

    250+ Organizations Representing Millions Demand That the Department of Education Halts Its Weaponization of PSLF

    ED’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ideologically targeting public service workers is a blatant attack on civil liberties.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 17, 2025

    AFT v. ED Update: AFT Demands Student Debt Cancellation By End of Year, Adds Class Action Plaintiffs

    New plaintiffs represent millions of borrowers deprived of affordable payments or loan cancellation.

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