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  • News Clips
    Aug 16, 2024

    Minnesota Workers Strike Down Shady Provision That Restricts Their Freedom of Employment

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  • News Clips
    Aug 15, 2024

    Federal courts have halted the SAVE plan for now: ‘Things are getting much, much worse,’ advocates say

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  • Deep Dives
    Aug 14, 2024

    Deep Dive Series on TRAPs

    Protect Borrowers Deep Dives are in-depth examinations of relevant topics featuring analysis of existing literature, policy stances and recommendations, and other findings.

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  • News Clips
    Aug 12, 2024

    Student Loan Payment And Interest Freeze Extended For 8 Million After Latest Loan Forgiveness Setback

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  • News Clips
    Aug 10, 2024

    Elizabeth Warren probes student-loan transfer that tanked borrowers’ credit scores

    The letter comes after the Washington Post reported earlier this year that more than 1.4 million borrowers whose loans were transferred from Nelnet to MOHELA had duplicate balances showing on their credit reports, putting them at risk of being saddled with inaccurately low credit scores.

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  • Press Releases
    Aug 9, 2024

    Eighth Circuit Bows to Right-Wing Politicians, Leaves Millions In Limbo

    Read SBPC’s latest press release.

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  • Blogs
    Aug 7, 2024

    The Potential Fallout of 2U’s Bankruptcy: A Harsh Reality for Students

    2U, Inc.’s bankruptcy filing has broad implications for partnerships with third-party OPMs. Policymakers must ensure that educational quality is never compromised for corporate gain and that students have stronger protections and better oversight.

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  • News Clips
    Aug 7, 2024

    Teachers’ union sues major US federal student loan servicer, alleging ‘abuses’

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  • News Clips
    Aug 7, 2024

    ‘Stay-or-Pay’ Suits Cast Light on Immigrant Nurse Recruiting

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  • News Clips
    Aug 6, 2024

    Elizabeth Warren urges expanded student loan debt relief amid ‘crisis’ in Fall River

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  • News Clips
    Aug 6, 2024

    Federal Appeals Court Blocks Student Loan Forgiveness, Denying Relief to Millions of Borrowers

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  • News Clips
    Aug 6, 2024

    These 4 groups of borrowers will qualify for Biden’s next round of student loan forgiveness

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  • News Clips
    Aug 6, 2024

    7.2M Americans Over 50 Hold Student Debt, New Report Shows

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  • News Clips
    Aug 6, 2024

    Massachusetts makes moves in Missouri

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  • News Clips
    Aug 1, 2024

    Federal Appeals Court blocks SAVE program’s student loan forgiveness

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  • News Clips
    Aug 1, 2024

    Education Department Prepares to Enact Debt-Relief Plan

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  • News Clips
    Jul 31, 2024

    Student loan debt statistics 

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 31, 2024

    Advocates Applaud Biden-Harris Administration’s Critical Progress to Finalize Student Debt Relief Rules

    SBPC urges ED to swiftly release final package of rules and enact much-needed relief to borrowers.

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  • Deep Dives
    Jul 31, 2024

    Deep Dive: When Employers Turn Employees into Consumers, State and Local Regulators Can Turn to Consumer Protection Law

    This SBPC Deep Dive explains how state and local law enforcement and consumer regulators can prohibit TRAPs and other stay-or-pay contracts under existing consumer protection laws.

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  • Press Releases
    Jul 30, 2024

    Advocates to State Officials: Act Now to Protect Workers from Employer-Driven Debt TRAPs

    Experts and state consumer protection officials featured at virtual event on state and local action to end the Use of Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) by employers; SBPC releases new toolkit for state policymakers to take action.

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