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Creating a Fair Disability Discharge Process
September 02, 2011
by greenbee
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 […]
Continue Reading →The Costs of Draconian Student Loan Collection
August 28, 2011
by greenbee
The Department of Education has unprecedented powers to collect defaulted student loans. The agency can take tax refunds (even earned income tax credits), garnish wages without first getting judgments, and […]
Continue Reading →Reverse Redlining, Discrimination, and For-Profit Education
August 19, 2011
by greenbee
Redlining is the practice of denying credit to particular neighborhoods on a discriminatory basis. The flip side is reverse redlining, the practice of targeting these same communities or protected classes […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Debt and Low-Income Borrowers
August 05, 2011
by greenbee
Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project Director Deanne Loonin recently spoke about student loan issues with Isaac Bowers, senior program manager at Equal Justice Works. Here is an excerpt from that interview: “Student […]
Continue Reading →Don’t Count on Accurate Information about Student Loans and Bankruptcy
July 28, 2011
by greenbee
Megan McArdle’s recent article, “Don’t Count on Settling Those Student Loans” includes some helpful advice for student loan borrowers. She is right on that it is very difficult to settle […]
Continue Reading →The Consequences of Student Loan Defaults
July 20, 2011
by greenbee
Deanne Loonin, Director of NCLC’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, spoke on a panel this week at the annual conference of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Here […]
Continue Reading →Holding the For-Profit Education Sector Accountable
June 16, 2011
by greenbee
As more and more problems with for-profit schools come to light, the states have joined the effort to increase oversight and hold schools accountable. A number of state Attorney General […]
Continue Reading →Important Recommendations for Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking
May 31, 2011
by greenbee
We wrote in a previous post about key comments submitted to the Department of Education for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking sessions. Many groups raised important issues. NCLC’s testimony focused on […]
Continue Reading →Recommendations and Comments for Department of Education Rulemaking
May 24, 2011
by greenbee
We submitted these comments to the Department of Education last week. We will write a number of articles the next few weeks with more details about key proposals. Our recommendations […]
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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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