Latest Student Loan News

Courts have consistently held that there is no private right of enforcement under the Higher Education Act (HEA).   In case after case, borrowers, often without the benefit of legal counsel, […]

“Student loans are not like other forms of consumer debts-they are a direct result of public policy…For the borrower, we acknowledge the different nature of the debt by making it […]

Congress passed a bill on June 23 that will provide much-needed relief for borrowers in default on their federal student loans.  President Obama is expected to sign the bill. There […]

The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear a student loan bankruptcy dischargeabilty case, Espinosa v. USA Funds.  The Associated Press states that the Supreme Court will be […]

This is the first of a series of articles addressing common arguments in the student loan bankruptcy debate. “If private student debt can be discharged in bankruptcy, that creates risk, […]

Emma (not her real name) is typical of borrowers we assist at the SLBA. She is 60 years old, sufficiently disabled to qualify for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security […]

We have assisted many borrowers over the years and we continually encounter collection, guaranty agency and government staff that do not follow the rules governing the federal student loan programs. […]