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Protecting Vulnerable Student Loan Borrowers in the Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
April 22, 2020
by Persis Yu
The ‘‘Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’’ or the ‘‘CARES Act’’ provided much-needed relief to some federal student loan borrowers in the face of the coronavirus crisis. The package, […]
Continue Reading →What the CARES Act Means for Repayment of Federal Student Loans
March 28, 2020
by Persis Yu
UPDATE (June 4, 2020): The Department of Education has provided more information about implementation of the CARES Act. Updates are provided in the text below. **************************** On Friday, March 27th, […]
Continue Reading →Making Sense of Federal Student Loan Repayment Relief During COVID-19
March 24, 2020
by Persis Yu
Update: On March, 27th, Congress passed and the President signed into law the “CARES Act,” emergency legislation providing. More recent information regarding COVID-19 relief for student loan borrowers can be […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Cancellation is a Critical COVID-19 Equity Issue
March 23, 2020
by Persis Yu
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking financial havoc on millions of student loan borrowers. Debt cancellation is the best way to protect them now and ensure that they recover along with […]
Continue Reading →Repaying Student Loans Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
March 12, 2020
by Persis Yu
As concerns continue to grow about the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), policymakers must act to protect those who are most economically vulnerable and to empower them with the […]
Continue Reading →More Dream Center Students Can Now Get Closed School Discharges
February 25, 2020
By: Senya Merchant and Alex Elson of the National Student Legal Defense Network (Student Defense) This post originally appeared as an article on defendstudents.org and has been edited into a […]
Continue Reading →ICYMI: Fighting for Borrowers’ Rights in Big Sky Country
January 15, 2020
by Persis Yu
By Persis Yu and Seth Frotman Right before the holidays, Montana Legal Services Association, National Consumer Law Center, and the Student Borrower Protection Center filed an amicus brief to support Montanans […]
Continue Reading →Hope for Defaulted Student Loan Borrowers Counting on the Earned Income Tax Credit
November 20, 2019
by Persis Yu
Defaulted student loan borrowers who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and/or the Child Tax Credit (CTC) now have a new glimmer of hope. Late last week, Representative […]
Continue Reading →DeVos’s unfinished business — student debt relief for 200,000 borrowers with disabilities
October 24, 2019
by Persis Yu
‘The injustice of the federal government withholding disability benefits for people who it knows are totally and permanently disabled and entitled to debt relief is hard to comprehend.’ by Alex […]
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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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