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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 […]
Continue Reading →Private Student Loans and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
November 16, 2010
by greenbee
President Obama signed financial reform legislation this summer that creates a new consumer financial protection bureau (CFPB). The CFPB will have rule writing authority over private student lenders, including bank and […]
Continue Reading →The Need for Education Debt Management
October 28, 2010
by greenbee
American Student Assistance recently released a paper on the need for education debt management. The paper, “Approaching the Tipping Point”, raises a number of critical issues, including how to create incentives to […]
Continue Reading →Doing the Right Thing for Borrowers
August 29, 2010
by greenbee
A recent experience highlights the ways in which so many borrowers in default run into brick walls when trying to enforce their rights. The twist to this experience is that […]
Continue Reading →Shattered Dreams, Consumer Fraud and For-Profit Education
July 04, 2010
by greenbee
It is good news that the Department of Education and Congress are starting to take a closer look at the for-profit higher education industry. Our low-income clients have struggled for […]
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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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