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Sen. Warren to Department of Education: Why Are You Seizing Money from Defrauded Corinthian Borrowers?
September 29, 2016
by Persis Yu
This morning, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a scathing letter to the U.S. Department of Education highlighting some troubling data about the way that the Department treated Corinthian Colleges borrowers […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Relief for ITT Students Part I: Two Options for Students Unable to Complete Their Programs
September 28, 2016
On September 6, 2016, ITT announced that it was closing its campus doors, leaving tens of thousands of students across the country in the lurch. ITT students everywhere are figuring […]
Continue Reading →You can now complain to the CFPB about your federal student loans (and you should!)
August 23, 2016
by Persis Yu
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Student Loan Ombudsman released its midyear report analyzing complaints submitted directly by consumers about their student loans. Importantly, the CFPB’s Student Loan […]
Continue Reading →Education Department Needs to Take a Deeper Look at Race and Student Loan Defaults
August 18, 2016
by Persis Yu
Yesterday, NCLC and 39 others sent a letter to Secretary John King demanding that the Department of Education look at its loan data to determine the impact that student loan […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Debt Collectors Must Facilitate Borrowers’ Rights
July 27, 2016
by Persis Yu
On a quiet Friday afternoon, just prior to the Fourth of July weekend, the U.S. Treasury Department released the first report on its student loan debt collection pilot program. Treasury […]
Continue Reading →Give the Government’s New Servicing Proposal a Chance
June 22, 2016
Guest Post by Deanne Loonin (Attorney and advocate for low-income student loan borrowers) Programs to help struggling student loan borrowers will only succeed if servicers effectively do their jobs and […]
Continue Reading →Student Loans on Credit Reports
June 21, 2016
by Persis Yu
Credit reporting is a confusing topic for all types of debt, but it is especially confusing for student loans. This is largely because there are so many different types of […]
Continue Reading →Time to Stop Taking the EITC to Pay for Defaulted Student Loan
May 17, 2016
by Persis Yu
It has been one month since tax season came to an end. By now, many student loan borrowers have learned the hard way that the federal government will take their […]
Continue Reading →Act Now: Robocalls and Texts May Be Coming to Delinquent Student Loan Borrowers’ Cell Phones Soon
May 11, 2016
by Persis Yu
Student loan borrowers should be aware of a proposed rule by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued on May 6, 2016. It implements a new law that allows robocalls and […]
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Important Note: On June 24, 2024, two court decisions temporarily blocked parts of the SAVE Plan from taking effect. These decisions may change borrowers’ rights and access to certain benefits, including repayment plans. We will update this website with more details on how this will impact borrowers soon. Visit here for more information.
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