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Group Comments to the Department of Education Regarding Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Programs Authorized Under Title IV

April 24, 2023

Comments submitted on behalf of the low-income clients of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in response to the Department’s announcement of its intent to form a negotiated rulemaking committee to address program participation in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the HEA, including…

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Legal Aid Organizations’ Comments in Response to Proposed Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Universal Forms

April 3, 2023

As organizations that represent low-income student loan borrowers, the undersigned organizations comment on the Department of Education’s proposed borrower defense to loan repayment application form. The organizations assist low-income student loan borrowers, many of whom were harmed by unscrupulous schools that engaged in predatory conduct to make a profit off of our clients’ federal student…

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Chapter Summary on Helping Older Borrowers Navigate the Changing Federal Student Loan System

March 31, 2023

This Chapter Summary explains how older borrowers can prepare for when the federal student loan repayment pause ends. This Chapter Summary accompanies a presentation Kyra Taylor, Abby Shafroth, and Alpha Taylor did for the National Center on Law and Elder Rights on March 28, 2023.

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Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding its Examination of Bundled Services and an Incentive Compensation Loophole

March 16, 2023

The undersigned student, consumer, and borrower advocacy groups write in response to the Education Department’s examination of bundled services (Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0030) and an incentive compensation loophole we believe has had significant negative consequences for students and our system of higher education. We have long supported the strong statutory ban on incentive-based student enrollment compensation,…

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New Process to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy

March 7, 2023

Published 12/12/2022; Updated 3/7/23 A new Guidance from the Department of Justice (Department), issued in coordination with the Department of Education (Education), has the potential to change bankruptcy practice dramatically. Until now, attorneys have not thought of bankruptcy as a way to help clients struggling with student loan debt. If the Guidance is implemented as…

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Comments by Legal Aid Organizations to the Department of Education on Proposed Student Loan Income-Driven Repayment Rule

February 10, 2023

These comments, submitted on behalf of organizations across the country that provide free legal assistance to people with low incomes, address the Department’s proposed changes to improve income-driven repayment (IDR) of student loans in the Direct Loan program. The comments are informed by the work of the legal aid attorneys and their experience helping low-income…

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Group Comments to the Department of Education Regarding Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Programs Authorized Under Title IV

Legal Aid Organizations’ Comments in Response to Proposed Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Universal Forms

Chapter Summary on Helping Older Borrowers Navigate the Changing Federal Student Loan System

Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education Regarding its Examination of Bundled Services and an Incentive Compensation Loophole

New Process to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy

Comments by Legal Aid Organizations to the Department of Education on Proposed Student Loan Income-Driven Repayment Rule