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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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  • Press Releases
    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Comments
    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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  • Press Releases
    Apr 16, 2024

    Incarcerated Borrowers Finally Able to Consolidate Student Loans Following 32-Year Ban

    Biden Administration announces revised guidance, overturning a 32-year-old policy prohibiting incarcerated student loan borrowers from consolidating their student loans.

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