Top Advocate for Student Loan Borrowers Resigns from the CFPB: What Our...
On August 27, 2018, the top advocate for student loan borrowers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned from his post. In a scathing resignation letter, the former Student Loan Ombudsman...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Georgians
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. We are sharing some stories from Georgians that illustrate this impact, and stress the urgency of addressing this...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Michaganders
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. We are sharing some stories from Michiganders that illustrate this impact, and stress the urgency of addressing...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Wisconsinites
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. We are sharing some stories from Wisconsinites that illustrate this impact, and stress the urgency of addressing...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Floridians
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. We are sharing some stories from Floridians that illustrate this impact, and stress the urgency of addressing this...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Nevadans
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Nevadans that illustrate this impact, and stress the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Iowans
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Iowans that illustrate this impact, and stress the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Minnesotans
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Minnesotans that illustrate this impact, and stress the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Illinoisans
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Illinoisans that illustrate this impact, and stress the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Texans
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Texans that illustrate this impact, and stress the...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Student Debt Stories from Californians
Student debt is the growing financial crisis that is impacting millions of Americans. In our ongoing blog series, we are sharing the stories from Californians that illustrate this impact, and stress...
View ArticleA Decade of Neglect: Public Education Funding in The Aftermath of The Great...
The comprehensive report offers a deep dive into the austerity agendas and disinvestment that sparked the wave of teacher walkouts around the country this spring. The post A Decade of Neglect: Public...
View ArticleA Blueprint for College Without Debt: A Policy and Messaging Guide for States...
A new policy and messaging guide by Mark Huelsman at Demos looks at how states should think about designing tuition-free or debt-free college programs, focusing on how these programs should address the...
View ArticleYouth Groups Succeed in Stymying DeVos’ For-Profit Agenda: What Our Partners...
Though Sec. Betsy DeVos wanted to curtail students' protections from predatory, for-profit colleges, the sheer volume of comments and stories submitted by the public have forced her to delay her...
View Article96 Out of 28,000 Borrowers Approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness …...
Recently, shocking reports came out showing that less than 1% of people enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program were actually approved for loan forgiveness after 10 years of...
View ArticleThe Lawsuits Challenging DeVos’ Anti-Student Higher Education Agenda
A coalition of advocacy groups, civil rights organizations, and state attorneys general have pushed back against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in her attempts to eliminate vital regulations...
View ArticleUpdate: A Winning Streak For Student Borrowers
The Project on Predatory Student Lending has scored major court victories to sure-up the rights of students who were cheated by for-profit colleges. On four separate occasions in October, judges...
View ArticleAdvocacy Groups Send Letter to Newly Elected State Leaders Urging Action on...
As newly elected state legislators and governors start to draft their legislative priorities, a coalition of higher education, veteran, labor, student, and consumer advocacy groups have teamed up to...
View ArticleStudent Loan Borrowers Fall Prey to Widespread Industry Abuses, Nationwide...
A new report by the Student Borrower Protection Center takes a look at complaints by more than 13,000 student loan borrowers in the 2018, revealing the scope of problems within the student loan...
View ArticleThe Department of Education Announces $150 Million in Loan Cancellation for...
The Department of Education announced on December 13, 2018 that it will cancel thousands of borrowers’ federal student loans through an Obama-era program meant to give relief for students defrauded by...
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