It seems that we were just looking back at 2010….and yet another year has passed.  As we get ready for a holiday vacation at Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, we offer […]

A December 2011 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reveals numerous problems with the Department of Education’s online system for managing student loans. Unfortunately, this is not news to […]

NCLC released a report today, “State Inaction:  Gaps in State Oversight of For-Profit Higher Education.”  The report examines state oversight of for-profit schools, focusing on state regulatory structures and the […]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that it is seeking comments about the private student loan market.  The Bureau wants to hear from everyone: borrowers, their families, current […]

President Obama announced a plan this week to help alleviate student loan burdens.   The President’s plan shows that the Administration is hearing the voices of struggling student loan borrowers.  It is […]

State tuition recovery funds (STRFs) can be a valuable source of relief for defrauded students when a school is insolvent and when the student cannot obtain a federal discharge. STRFs […]

We wrote previously about the dangers of promoting financial literacy efforts INSTEAD of regulating abusive credit products and INSTEAD of providing relief for financially distressed student loan borrowers.   We noted the […]

Joe Nocera wrote in the New York Times last week that profits and education shouldn’t have to be such an ugly combination.  Nocera notes that defenders of the for-profit higher […]

NCLC’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project posted a new self-help packet this week.  The unemployment deferment packet helps borrowers figure out whether they are eligible  for this deferment and if so, […]

We highly recommend Pro Publica’s latest article on student loan disability discharges.  In this article, Sasha Chavkin asked the Department of Education to clarify its position on the most critical […]