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    Jan 8, 2020

    Communities of Color in Crisis: Examining Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt and Borrower Outcomes

    As reports of widespread servicing breakdowns leading to significant borrower harm continue to emerge, it is critical that we examine the disparity in loan performance between borrowers of color in comparison to their white peers, the role of student loan servicers in exacerbating these outcomes, and the federal inaction that allows potential discrimination by student loan companies to go unchecked.

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    Jul 24, 2019

    Educational Redlining? The use of education data in underwriting could leave HBCU and MSI graduates in the dark

    Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee’s Fintech Task Force is holding a hearing on the use of alternative data to expand access to credit. It is critical that the Committee examine what I believe is a dangerous and discriminatory trend—the use of education data for determining creditworthiness under the guise of “innovation.”

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