A Major Flaw in the IDR Account Adjustment: Excluding Time in Default
June 01, 2023
by Kyra Taylor
By Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen, Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued […]
Continue Reading →The Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment Effectively Extends Many of the Flexibilities Announced As Part of the Public Service Waiver That Expired On October 31, 2022
May 30, 2023
by Kyra Taylor
By Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen, Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the second post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued […]
Continue Reading →The Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment: Moving Millions of Borrowers Closer to Cancellation
May 24, 2023
by Kyra Taylor
Including Parent PLUS Borrowers Who May Receive Credit Towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) By Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen, Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the first […]
Continue Reading →Preparing Older Student Loan Borrowers To Restart Repayment
April 03, 2023
by Kyra Taylor
On Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 student loan experts Kyra Taylor, Abby Shafroth, and Alpha Taylor from the National Consumer Law Center and Amy Czulada from the Student Borrower Protection Center […]
Continue Reading →A Sneak Peek At New Student Loan Rules Coming in July 2023
December 13, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
In November 2022, the Department of Education published final rules that will change regulations governing a variety of federal student loan cancellation programs as well as how interest impacts student […]
Continue Reading →The Department is Automatically Canceling the Loans of Some Borrowers Who Attended Predatory Schools: What Borrowers Need To Know
September 12, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
Over the last few months, the Department of Education has made a number of groundbreaking announcements that will provide debt relief to millions of people with student loans. In addition […]
Continue Reading →President Biden Has Announced That Borrowers Can Have $10,000 to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt Cancelled: What Do Borrowers Need To Do Now?
August 26, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
On August 24 2022, President Biden announced that he would cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for all borrowers who make less than $125,000 (for individuals) or less than […]
Continue Reading →Public Service Workers: Take Action by October 31, 2022 To Take Advantage of Temporarily Improved Loan Forgiveness Rules
August 09, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
Public service workers (including most government and non-profit employees) are generally eligible for federal student loan cancellation after 10 years in repayment through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, but […]
Continue Reading →What Borrowers Need to Know About The Department of Education’s Tentative Agreement To Resolve All Pending Borrower Defense Applications
July 06, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
On June 22, 2022, the Department of Education agreed to a proposed settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit Sweet v. Cardona. In that case, a group of federal student […]
Continue Reading →Department of Education Announces It Will Cancel All Corinthian Colleges’ Students’ Federal Student Loans
June 03, 2022
by Kyra Taylor
On June 1, 2022, the Department of Education announced that it would cancel all of the federal student loans former Corinthian College students borrowed to attend those schools (Heald College, […]
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