NCLC provided the U.S. Department of Education with these comments on the new proposed form for student loan borrowers to use to request to enroll in income-driven repayment plans. NCLC’s recommended several changes to help ensure that the process of enrolling and remaining in IDR plans is as smooth and accessible as possible to all…
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More than 170 organizations urge Congress to invest in our nation’s workforce by fully funding the Pell Grant program and rejecting any proposed eligibility cuts. More than seven million students across the nation rely on Pell Grants to pay for college. Any program or eligibility cuts would increase costs for families and significantly reduce college…
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450,000+ student loan borrowers aged 62 and older are at risk of seizure of their Social Security benefits.
NCLC submitted this comment to the U.S. Department of Education in response to its request for comments regarding its intent to engage in rulemaking to change the regulations governing the income-driven repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programs for federal student loans. NCLC urged the Department to reconsider the timing of the proposed…
Proposal Comes as Department of Education Removes Student Loan Forgiveness Progress Tracker from StudentAid.gov
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This large coalition letter requests that Members of Congress protect higher education and student loan borrower funding during the reconciliation process.
