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Department of Education Announces New Round of Negotiated Rulemaking
May 06, 2011
by greenbee
On May 5, 2011, the Department of Education announced that it will soon be holding a new round of negotiated rulemaking sessions. The Department also announced three public hearings for interested […]
Continue Reading →Still No Relief for Private Student Loan Borrowers
April 28, 2011
by greenbee
We wrote a report in 2009 about the lack of relief for financially distressed private student loan borrowers. Unfortunately, we have seen little progress in the past few years and […]
Continue Reading →End Draconian Student Loan Collection Policies
April 08, 2011
by greenbee
A recent report released by the Institute of Higher Education Policy found that for every federal student loan borrower that defaults, at least two others become delinquent without default. Access […]
Continue Reading →Denying the Rights of Low-Income Borrowers
March 24, 2011
by greenbee
Imagine this scenario–Congress passes a new tax deduction that primarily benefits middle income Americans and the I.R.S. decides not to provide the benefit because their staff can’t figure out how […]
Continue Reading →Listening to For-Profit School Students
March 11, 2011
by greenbee
Student voices are rarely heard in the debate over for-profit education. As representatives for borrowers, we do our best to pass on their experiences, but we are generally drowned out […]
Continue Reading →Fairness for Disabled Student Loan Borrowers
February 16, 2011
by greenbee
ProPublica and the Center for Public Integrity published an investigation this week of problems with the Department of Education’s disability discharge process. Unfortunately, we were not surprised by the findings. We […]
Continue Reading →The Real Cost of Student Loan Defaults
February 16, 2011
by greenbee
The debate about the costs of defaulted federal student loans has taken a very troubling turn. Confusing budget numbers seem to show that the government actually recovers more than it […]
Continue Reading →Looking Back at 2010 (Part 2)
December 17, 2010
by greenbee
Our clients and others like them have been the targets of proprietary school abuses for many years. Starting last year, the Obama Administration and Congress started paying more attention to […]
Continue Reading →Looking Back at 2010 (Part 1)
December 14, 2010
by greenbee
It is almost the end of yet another year, a very important year in the student loan world. During this December time of reflection, we include below noteworthy articles and blogs […]
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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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