Annual Paperwork Should Not Stand in the Way of Affordable Student-Loan Payments
Multiyear authorization could easily fix a common problem that makes it hard for student borrowers to keep their income-based payment plans. The post Annual Paperwork Should Not Stand in the Way of...
View ArticleITT Tech Is Closing: What Students Need to Know
ITT exploited students and fleeced American taxpayers and its predatory practices have finally caught up to it. We are working with our partners to ask that the Department of Education hold ITT fully...
View ArticleA Time to #VoteHigher
Enough is enough and this election season, we have to let legislators know we mean business. This week organizations and voters all over the country are kicking... Read more The post A Time to...
View ArticleThe Cost of Catching Up
Watch as Generation Progress and the Center for American Progress launch their new report, Remedial Education: The Cost of Catching Up. Air date: September 28, 2016. The report... Read more The post...
View ArticleWhat We and Our Partners Think of Sen. Warren’s Corinthian Statement
Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) from Massachusetts sent an open-letter to Education Secretary John King highlighting The Department of Education’s sinister debt collection priorities over debt...
View ArticleVote Higher: How to Talk About the Student Debt Crisis
We want elected officials to address the rising costs of college, throw a lifeline to borrowers struggling with debt, and address an economy that continues to leave many young Americans behind. Still,...
View ArticleDid Your College Close?
If your college or career/trade school closed while you were enrolled, or soon after you withdrew, the Department of Education may be able to help.
View ArticleWhat Our Partners Think of the New Student Loan Borrower Defense Rule
Today the Department of Education released its final regulations on protecting students and taxpayers from predatory institutions, and ensuring a process of loan forgiveness in cases of... Read more
View ArticlePresident-Elect Trump Has Some Ideas on Your Student Loans
Let’s face it—a lot of what he’s mentioned doesn’t sound great for current and future student loan borrowers.
View ArticleDon’t Let Donald Trump’s Billionaire Dept. of Education Nominee Control the...
Betsy Devos has made no mention of the student debt crisis. She is unaware how everyday people are impacted by student loan debt and continues to ignore the trillion dollar problem. In fact, “little is...
View ArticleSecretary of Education Nominee DeVos Thinks Schools Should Be Run Like...
Betsy DeVos is the very bread and butter of the “donor class” that Donald Trump spent 18 months on the campaign saying he would get rid of in Washington.
View ArticleHow to Enroll in an Income-Driven Repayment Program: a Three-Step Guide
It shouldn't be so hard.
View ArticleMainstream Media, Millennials, And Student Debt: The Great Divide
The Great Recession officially ended during the summer of 2009, but for Millennials in higher education the economic malaise persists and continues to grow.
View ArticleQuestions About Enrolling in Repayment Plans Based Off Income?
In case you missed our Twitter Q&A Monday, we've got you covered here!
View ArticleOur Recusal Letter: Why 5 Senators Shouldn’t Be Able To Vote on DeVos
We’ve spent the last few weeks digging into Betsy DeVos’s political contributions and found that 21 senators, including 5 on the Senate HELP Committee, took over $200k... Read more
View ArticleHow Enrolling in an Income-Driven Repayment Plan Saved My Life
I thought it was my loan servicer’s job to educate me on all the repayment options available to me, but I never would have known that programs like PSLF or Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) existed, let...
View ArticleCFPB Sues Navient, Formerly Sallie Mae, for Cheating Borrowers
The CFPB will sue the nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans, Navient, for "systematically and illegally failing borrowers at every stage of repayment."
View ArticleProgress and Bipartisan Agreement on Helping Keep Student Loan Payments...
the Department of Education and the Department of Treasury means borrowers are on step closer to having a more streamlined annual process to keep their federal student loan payments affordable.
View ArticleWhat the Navient Lawsuit(s) Means For Your Student Loans
Two lawsuits against the country's largest student loan servicer, Navient, could have an impact on your loans.
View ArticleGainful Employment Rule: What Does A Failing Program Look Like?
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it was giving schools about three additional months to comply with two requirements under the gainful employment regulation finalized in 2014. This...
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