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Groups applaud President Biden for announcing plans to enact a new student debt relief plan under the Higher Education Act in response to unjust SCOTUS ruling and urge him to deliver it quickly.

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Jul 18, 2023

With Their Action Against Prehired, the CFPB and Other Several States Took a Huge Step Forward. Now They Should Go Further.

Last week, the CFPB and 11 states took action against Prehired, a sham “tech sales” bootcamp. Next, law enforcement should take action against Ejudicate (operating as “Brief”), the company that tried to help Prehired silence students by locking them out of court and into lopsided, back-room arbitration.

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Jul 17, 2023

$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

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Jul 15, 2023

House Passes NDAA, New Student Loan Relief, Floods In India

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Jul 14, 2023

Biden Administration to Automatically Cancel Student Debt for 804,000 Borrowers Via Long Awaited Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment

After years of exposing IDR failures and calling for remedies, SBPC applauds delivery of mass relief while pushing for similar relief for defaulted borrowers left behind.

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Jul 13, 2023

States and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Take Major Action to Hold the Predatory Bootcamp Prehired Accountable for Illegal Student Lending and Debt Collection Practices

Action by eleven states and the CFPB follows groundbreaking SBPC investigation and seeks relief for defrauded students.

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Jul 5, 2023

Biden administration gives student loan borrowers some leeway when payments restart

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Jul 1, 2023

Playbook: Inside Biden’s Plan B on student debt

“As of today, Joe Biden is standing in the corner of student loan borrowers and standing against a court that wants to take away their rights to debt relief. And that leaves us in a good place,” said MIKE PIERCE, the executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center. “But at the end of the day, we’re going to measure this by who’s debt-free, and the jury is still out on whether the…

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Jul 1, 2023

Missouri company plays central role in downfall of Biden loan forgiveness program

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Jun 30, 2023

In the Face of Supreme Court Loss, President Biden’s “Plan B” Pledges to Deliver Student Debt Relief Through Rulemaking

Advocates urge swift action: “President Biden Needs to Keep his Promise Now.”

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Jun 30, 2023

Biden pledges alternative plan after Supreme Court strikes down student debt relief

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Jun 30, 2023

I have student debt: What to know after Supreme Court strikes down loan forgiveness

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Jun 30, 2023

A student-loan company that services millions of borrowers played a big role in defeating Biden’s debt-cancellation plan

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Jun 30, 2023

‘This fight is not over’: Advocates push Biden to use other tools to cancel student debt

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Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

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Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness program

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Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court Sides with Right-Wing Special Interests, Blocking President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

Advocates condemn ruling as “lawless and shamefully political,” and look to President Biden to deliver debt relief in response to decision and call for urgent Court reform.

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It’s a ‘grave mistake’ for Biden to resume student-loan payments without first giving borrowers debt relief, 179 advocacy groups say

A federal watchdog is suing a tech boot camp, accusing it of loading students up with ‘predatory’ debt and telling them it could collect ‘more than the consumer legally owed’

On the Heels of Unconscionable SCOTUS Ruling Blocking Millions from Student Debt Relief, 175+ Organizations Call on Biden to Enact New Debt Cancellation Plan Immediately

175+ Organizations Send Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Action to Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan Immediately

With Their Action Against Prehired, the CFPB and Other Several States Took a Huge Step Forward. Now They Should Go Further.

$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

House Passes NDAA, New Student Loan Relief, Floods In India

Biden Administration to Automatically Cancel Student Debt for 804,000 Borrowers Via Long Awaited Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment

States and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Take Major Action to Hold the Predatory Bootcamp Prehired Accountable for Illegal Student Lending and Debt Collection Practices

Biden administration gives student loan borrowers some leeway when payments restart

Playbook: Inside Biden’s Plan B on student debt

Missouri company plays central role in downfall of Biden loan forgiveness program

In the Face of Supreme Court Loss, President Biden’s “Plan B” Pledges to Deliver Student Debt Relief Through Rulemaking

Biden pledges alternative plan after Supreme Court strikes down student debt relief

I have student debt: What to know after Supreme Court strikes down loan forgiveness

A student-loan company that services millions of borrowers played a big role in defeating Biden’s debt-cancellation plan

‘This fight is not over’: Advocates push Biden to use other tools to cancel student debt

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness program

Supreme Court Sides with Right-Wing Special Interests, Blocking President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

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