Student Loan Help Video Series
Student loan borrower help video series explains repayment options as rapid changes in policy, and funding create confusion.
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Comments on Income-Driven Repayment Application
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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Organizations Urge Congress Not To Cut Pell Grants
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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Comment to Department of Education re: Intent to Establish Rulemaking Committee on IDR and PSLF
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…
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Letter to Members of Congress to Protect Protections and Relief Programs for Student Loan Borrower
This large coalition letter requests that Members of Congress protect higher education and student loan borrower funding during the reconciliation process.
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Repay or Die Trying: Proposal to Eliminate Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plans Threatens to Swell Ranks of Older Adults Struggling with Student Debt
More than 13 million people rely on Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans to repay their federal student loans. IDR plans provide borrowers who cannot afford standard, fixed payments with an alternative way to repay based on their income and family size and to become student debt-free by making up to 25 years of payments.
