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Jul 17, 2024

IT Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers in Their Jobs, Federal Suit AllegesLong-embattled 2U declares bankruptcy

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Jul 17, 2024

Deep Dive: How Labor Protections Allow Cities and States to Combat Worker Traps

The work highlighted in this Deep Dive sheds light on the ways that our higher education financing system is detrimental to Black women’s overall well-being and ability to build wealth.

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Jul 11, 2024

Smoothstack Hit with Second FLSA Lawsuit: U.S. Department of Labor Says Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers into Low-Paying Jobs

Read SBPC’s latest press release.

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Jul 10, 2024

Deep Dive: How Cities and States Can Unlock Workers Across the Country from TRAPs

This is the kickoff piece for a deep dive series on how city, county, and state regulators can take on Training Repayment Agreement Provisions, or TRAPs, using existing authorities to protect workers.

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Jul 3, 2024

Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans are not making payments

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Jul 3, 2024

Student loan borrowers can slash their monthly payments — for now. Here’s what to know

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Letters & Memos

Jul 1, 2024

Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education Urging Immediate Unveiling of Hardship NPRM

227 organizations representing millions urge ED to immediately unveil its NPRM to provide student loan debt relief to borrowers experiencing hardship.

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Jul 1, 2024

As Right-Wing AGs Gut Aspects of SAVE Plan and Throw Millions of Borrowers Into Limbo, 200+ Groups Urge ED to Release Promised—and Now Even More Critical—Hardship NPRM

Letter sent on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to rip critical student debt relief away from 40 million borrowers; it’s more important than ever to protect student loan borrowers from our corrupt courts.

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Jun 25, 2024

“A Recipe for Chaos”: Missouri and Kansas Judges Temporarily Halt Borrowers’ Access to Lower Student Loan Payments, Debt Relief

Pair of district court rulings, issued minutes apart, throw student loan system into chaos by temporarily blocking major sections of President Biden’s Income-Driven Repayment plan.

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Deep Dives

Jun 19, 2024

Deep Dive: The State of the Student Debt Crisis for Black Women

The work highlighted in this Deep Dive sheds light on the ways that our higher education financing system is detrimental to Black women’s overall well-being and ability to build wealth.

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Press Releases

Jun 12, 2024

Advocates Cheer as Key House Committee Rejects Amendment That Will Harm Vulnerable Students, Borrowers and Jeopardize PSLF

The proposal would have opened up the Pell Grant program to extra-short-term workforce training programs—as short as eight weeks long.

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Blogs

Jun 10, 2024

House Policymakers Are Trying to Sneak the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act Across the Finish Line… Again

Policymakers need to “abort mission” and stop trying to sneak the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act across the finish line. It is bad policy and a bad deal for our most vulnerable students.

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Press Releases

May 30, 2024

New Research Finds Substantial Borrower Distress and a Growing Student Loan Crisis Across Cities in Texas

As millions await final rules from the Biden Administration on student loan relief, Student Borrower Protection Center continues “Student Debt in the South” research series with a focus on Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

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Reports

May 30, 2024

Student Debt in the South: Texas

In Student Debt in the South: Texas, SBPC explored student debt disparities and economic distress of borrowers of color in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. This is the second report in our series Student Debt in the South, following our deep dive into Atlanta, Georgia.

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May 22, 2024

Texas Study Finds Withholding College Transcripts as a Means of Debt Collection is a Lose-Lose Proposition

The practice of withholding transcripts harms Texans and the Texas economy. Twelve states to date have banned, or partially banned, this practice. Our study findings add support for more states, including Texas, to follow their lead

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Press Releases

May 21, 2024

ADVISORY: Members of Congress to Join Student Loan Borrowers, Labor and Advocacy Groups in Calling on ED to Fire Student Loan Servicing Giant MOHELA

MOHELA’s reckless business decisions have harmed student loan borrowers at every turn, from blocking public service workers from debt relief to deflecting borrowers’ calls for help.

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Press Releases

May 17, 2024

As Public Comment Period Closes on President Biden’s “Plan B” Debt Relief Proposal, 22,000+ Borrowers and 200+ Advocacy Groups Voice Support for Bold, Fast, and Automatic Student Debt Cancellation

Read SBPC’s latest press release.

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Letters & Memos

May 17, 2024

22,000+ Borrowers and 200+ Advocacy Groups Submit Public Comment in Support of President Biden’s Student Debt Relief NPRM

Read the public comment submissions and borrower stories demonstrating the life-changing impact that President Biden’s new proposal would have.

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Press Releases

May 6, 2024

Advocates Applaud CFPB For Taking Action Against Private Student Loan Trusts and Servicer Abuses and For Putting Money Back in the Hands of Borrowers

The CFPB action is an important reminder that private student loan borrowers are also plagued by predatory companies seeking to profit at their expense.

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May 2, 2024

The Education Department will transfer some student loan borrowers to a different servicer. Here’s what you need to know

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IT Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers in Their Jobs, Federal Suit AllegesLong-embattled 2U declares bankruptcy

Deep Dive: How Labor Protections Allow Cities and States to Combat Worker Traps

Smoothstack Hit with Second FLSA Lawsuit: U.S. Department of Labor Says Staffing Agency Traps Tech Workers into Low-Paying Jobs

Deep Dive: How Cities and States Can Unlock Workers Across the Country from TRAPs

Nearly 20 million people who owe student loans are not making payments

Student loan borrowers can slash their monthly payments — for now. Here’s what to know

Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education Urging Immediate Unveiling of Hardship NPRM

As Right-Wing AGs Gut Aspects of SAVE Plan and Throw Millions of Borrowers Into Limbo, 200+ Groups Urge ED to Release Promised—and Now Even More Critical—Hardship NPRM

“A Recipe for Chaos”: Missouri and Kansas Judges Temporarily Halt Borrowers’ Access to Lower Student Loan Payments, Debt Relief

Deep Dive: The State of the Student Debt Crisis for Black Women

Advocates Cheer as Key House Committee Rejects Amendment That Will Harm Vulnerable Students, Borrowers and Jeopardize PSLF

House Policymakers Are Trying to Sneak the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act Across the Finish Line… Again

New Research Finds Substantial Borrower Distress and a Growing Student Loan Crisis Across Cities in Texas

Student Debt in the South: Texas

Texas Study Finds Withholding College Transcripts as a Means of Debt Collection is a Lose-Lose Proposition

ADVISORY: Members of Congress to Join Student Loan Borrowers, Labor and Advocacy Groups in Calling on ED to Fire Student Loan Servicing Giant MOHELA

As Public Comment Period Closes on President Biden’s “Plan B” Debt Relief Proposal, 22,000+ Borrowers and 200+ Advocacy Groups Voice Support for Bold, Fast, and Automatic Student Debt Cancellation

22,000+ Borrowers and 200+ Advocacy Groups Submit Public Comment in Support of President Biden’s Student Debt Relief NPRM

Advocates Applaud CFPB For Taking Action Against Private Student Loan Trusts and Servicer Abuses and For Putting Money Back in the Hands of Borrowers

The Education Department will transfer some student loan borrowers to a different servicer. Here’s what you need to know

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