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  • News Clips
    Sep 27, 2023

    They Quit Their Jobs. Their Ex-Employers Sued Them for Training Costs.

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  • Blogs
    Sep 22, 2023

    Dropped Calls, Hours on Hold, and Unanswered Questions: Student Loan Borrower Call-In Day Shows Servicers Are Alarmingly Unprepared to Return to Repayment

    On September 14, SBPC hosted a day of action wherein student loan borrowers across the country were encouraged to call their student loan servicers and report out their experiences. Next month, the Department of Education is requiring 43 million borrowers to make payments on their federal student loans after three and a half years.

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  • News Clips
    Sep 21, 2023

    Student-loan payments are about to resume. Defaults are expected to follow

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 21, 2023

    20 Cities and Counties Call on President Biden to Swiftly Deliver Promised Debt Relief, Protect Borrowers and Communities on the Front Lines of the Student Debt Crisis

    Cities offer dire warning: resuming payments without a path to broad-based student debt relief would cause catastrophic wave of borrower distress and local economic instability.

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  • Letters & Memos
    Sep 21, 2023

    Cities and Counties Urge Swift Action to Enact New Student Debt Relief Plan

    On behalf of more than 1.2 million student loan borrowers with nearly $50B in student debt, a coalition of 20 cities and counties urge President Biden to swiftly deliver on promised student debt relief.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 20, 2023

    Panel Series | Delivering Distress: Are Student Loan Companies Cheating Borrowers Out of their Rights? 

    This set of virtual panels examines the different categories of borrowers and the harm—both legal and financial—that they will face when servicers begin collecting on student loans that should no longer exist.

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  • Press Releases
    Sep 19, 2023

    CFPB Rejects Effort by Disgraced Student Loan Company to Rob Borrowers of Bankruptcy Rights

    Newly released documents show Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) sought to block federal inquiry into private student loan collection scheme.

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  • News Clips
    Sep 19, 2023

    Student Loan Forgiveness Proceeds And Payments ‘Cut In Half,’ But System Buckles

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  • News Clips
    Sep 16, 2023

    Connecticut residents brace for student loan payments to resume after three-year pause

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  • Sep 15, 2023

    ADVISORY: Student Lending Experts To Preview Arguments, Impact As Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Advocates and experts predict chaos for students, colleges, and the economy should the high Court defang the federal consumer watchdog.

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  • Sep 15, 2023

    ADVISORY: Student Lending Experts To Preview Arguments, Impact As Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    Advocates and experts predict chaos for students, colleges, and the economy should the high Court defang the federal consumer watchdog.

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  • News Clips
    Sep 6, 2023

    Her life was about to be put on hold. Her balance would continue to grow.

    Currently, most borrowers entering prison end up going into default because they are unable to make payments or even contact their servicer about available options. In fact, a recent analysis from the Student Borrower Protection Center found that nearly 100% of incarcerated student loan borrowers were in default.

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  • News Clips
    Aug 24, 2023

    Hollywood strike affecting your income? Here’s how to lower your student loan payments

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  • News Clips
    Aug 22, 2023

    Student loans: Biden officially launches new, affordable payment plan

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  • Blogs
    Aug 17, 2023

    Cancellation Now: 8 Real Student Loan Borrowers Who Demonstrate Why We Can’t Wait 

    Tens of millions of student loan borrowers are painfully aware of the tumultuous nature of student debt news and the state of cancellation. While waiting, borrowers teeter on the precipice of financial ruin or fall into poverty.

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  • News Clips
    Aug 14, 2023

    Biden administration begins canceling student loan debt for 804,000 borrowers

    “The Biden Administration kept its latest promise to 800,000 people who were repeatedly failed by the broken student loan system. For these borrowers, the prospect of delayed justice will be life changing,” said Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel for the Student Borrower Protection Center.

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  • News Clips
    Aug 9, 2023

    Student Loan Payments Are Back — How Biden’s SAVE Program Could Help Families

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  • News Clips
    Aug 7, 2023

    They’re just preying on people’s hopes’: Inside the battle over job-training agreements

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  • News Clips
    Aug 7, 2023

    With college bills due soon, families should know the risks of private student loans

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  • News Clips
    Aug 5, 2023

    Employer Debt Traps Violate Workers’ Rights, Federal Regulators Say

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