Incarcerated Borrowers

“Almost every borrower who’s incarcerated that we’ve come across has been in default,” said Amber Saddler, counsel for Student Borrower Protection Amber Saddler, counsel for Student Borrower Protection CenterAmber Saddler, counsel for Student Borrower Protection CenterCenter. “And the consequences of default are enormous.

A recent study by the Student Borrower Protection Center and the National Consumer Law Center found borrowers in prison are at higher risk of default on their student loans due to limited access to phones and internet needed to communicate with their loan servicer.

The Student Borrower Protection Center published a new report Wednesday on the challenges that incarcerated student loan borrowers face, including debt collection and risk of default.