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Measuring the Impact of Financial Literacy Programs
October 19, 2011
by greenbee
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 […]
Continue Reading →Profits and Education: What About the Students?
September 23, 2011
by greenbee
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 […]
Continue Reading →New Unemployment Deferment Self-Help Packet (NOTE: This packet is no longer available)
September 08, 2011
by greenbee
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, […]
Continue Reading →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 […]
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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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