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Just after the Department of Education released proposed regulations expanded Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students, SBPC and NCLC release a report examining student debt abuses against incarcerated people.
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This report documents the findings of a joint SBPC-NCLC investigation indicating that servicing issues and aspects inherent to incarceration lead to huge financial problems for incarcerated borrowers.
134 organizations send a letter to Biden urging immediate action to expand the PSLF Waiver and IDR Adjustment programs—alongside a new analysis indicating the powerful impact of the PSLF Waiver.
Organizations from all 50 states demand executive action on student debt as new tracking poll continues to show likely voters support action by 2:1 margin.
This memo highlights how an Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) fix will only provide relief to older borrowers with decades-old loans if it provides credit towards relief for time in default, forbearance, and deferment.
More than 6-in-10 Latino Voters Expect “Major Changes to Saving or Spending” if Payments Resume in Five Weeks; Supermajority of Latino Voters Support Action by President Biden to Extend Payment Pause, Cancel Student Debt
A new SBPC-Data for Progress poll reveals that more than 6-in-10 likely voters support extending President Biden’s pause on student loan payments, including 70 percent of Black likely voters and 76 percent of Latino and Latina likely voters.
This SBPC-Data for Progress poll reveals that more than 6-in-10 likely voters support extending President Biden’s pause on student loan payments, including 70 percent of Black likely voters and 76 percent of Latino and Latina likely voters.