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Over 323,000 Borrowers to Receive Automatic Student Loan Discharge! Are You Eligible?

In August, the Department announced that it would automatically discharge the loans of over 323,000 disabled borrowers. These borrowers were identified through a matching program with the Social Security Administration […]
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Moving in the Right Direction to Protect Student Borrowers – Department of Education Says States Can Hold Student Loan Servicers Accountable

Last month, the Department reversed a DeVos era notice which said that federal student loan servicers were not subject to state consumer protection laws. The Devos interpretation said that states’ […]
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Tell the Department of Education to Fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Deliver on the Promise of Debt Relief for the Legal Services Community

By: Kyra Taylor & Kat Welbeck The promise of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is simple. Student loan borrowers who dedicate ten years to working in public service […]
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Federal Loan Relief Options for Independence University, Stevens-Henager College, CollegeAmerica, and California College San Diego Students

Note: There is a lot to consider when your school closes! We held a webinar to help students understand their options on August 3, 2021. You can view a recording […]
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Without Action, Millions of Families Will Be Denied Biden’s Top Anti-Poverty Lifeline Because of Student Loans

By Persis Yu and Seth Frotman On Monday, the Biden Administration will host a national day of awareness around the Child Tax Credit (CTC). This key benefit offers low- and […]
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Department of Education Takes Small, Common Sense Steps Towards Improving Covid-19 Relief

The CARES Act and subsequent executive actions have provided a much needed reprieve to millions of student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, millions of borrowers have been excluded […]
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Lawsuit Against DeVos Ends; Fight for Defaulted Borrowers Continues

On April 30, 2020, Student Defense and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), with the support of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), filed a class action lawsuit against the […]
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Dep’t of Education Takes First Step To Restore Borrower Defense Relief–But Much More Needs to Be Done

Yesterday, the Department announced an important first step toward fixing the badly broken borrower defense program by rescinding the deeply flawed and unsupported “partial relief” policy adopted by former Secretary […]
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Student Loan Payment Suspension Extended through September 30, 2021: What Borrowers Need to Know

On January 20, 2021, his first day in office, President Biden directed the U.S. Department of Education to extend the coronavirus-related payment suspension and 0% interest rate on certain federal […]
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