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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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Press Releases

Mar 27, 2024

LDF, SBPC, and Upstart Announce Final Monitorship Report on AI and Fair Lending

Independent monitor ends oversight of Upstart network amid impasse and offers guidance for fair lending oversight in financial services; parties warn of risk of AI-driven bias in consumer lending.

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Blogs

Feb 27, 2024

Congress’s Most Recent Effort to Further Expand Short-Term Pell Hurts Vulnerable Students, Jeopardizes PSLF and Other Biden Efforts to Support Struggling Student Loan Borrowers

The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act will undercut Public Service Loan Forgiveness and the Biden Administration’s new SAVE Plan.

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Blogs

Jun 22, 2023

On Juneteenth, Student Debt Cancellation is Part of the Unfinished Promise of Emancipation

This Juneteenth, we continue the fight for economic justice and for Black Americans to have the full rights and privileges of the American Dream via access to the same basic educational opportunity, including a future without burdensome debt, that white families can often take as a given.

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Press Releases

May 8, 2023

Unprecedented Coalition of 260+ Labor, Civil Rights, and Advocacy Organizations Call on Congress to Reject Partisan Scheme to Reverse Student Loan Payment Pause, Block Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers

Groups from all 50 states warn lawmakers that abuse of the Congressional Review Act will wreak economic havoc on tens of millions.

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News Clips

Apr 23, 2023

New Georgia Project, SBPC talk Black student debt

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Reports

Apr 13, 2023

The South has Something to Say: Atlanta Report

Read our report examining student loan debt in Atlanta.

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Press Releases

Apr 13, 2023

New Research Finds Majority-Black Neighborhoods in the Center of Atlanta’s Growing Student Debt Crisis

As millions await decisions on political lawsuits and efforts in Congress threatening the fate of debt relief, Student Borrower Protection Center launches “Student Debt in the South” research series.

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Blogs

Mar 9, 2023

Virginia’s Leading Work to Expose Institutional Debts Reveals Massive, Disparately Distributed Burdens

A report from Virginia’s Secretary of Education points to a massive and growing institutional debt burden disproportionately harming many of the state’s most historically marginalized students.

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