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Letter to California DFPI Regarding Proposed Changes to Regulations Under the Student Loan Servicing Act

October 28, 2022

The undersigned sixteen organizations, representing California borrowers, educators, and consumer advocates, submit this comment in response to the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation’s (“DFPI” or “Department”) notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt new regulations and amend current regulations implementing the Student Loan Servicing Act (SLSA), Fin. Code, § 28100, et seq., and to…

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Student Loan Repayment Rights

August 2, 2018

The federal government has extraordinary powers to collect federal student loans if borrowers don’t pay. This article explains consumer rights to cancel, reduce, or delay federal student loan payments. Also covered are ways to get out of default short of paying past due amounts, how to respond to the government’s collection methods, and rights concerning private student loans.

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Legal Aid Coalition Comments to the Department of Education Regarding Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee: Title IV of the HEA

July 1, 2021

On behalf of our low-income clients and organizations across the country that provide free legal assistance to low-income student loan borrowers, the undersigned 38 legal services organization submitted these comments to address the U.S. Department of Education’s notice of intent to establish negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations for programs authorized under title IV…

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Wake-Up Call to State Governments: Protect Online Education Students from For-Profit School Fraud

December 9, 2015

Distance online education is now the fastest growing segment of higher education. Most states, however, have abdicated their responsibility to protect the increasing number of online education students from predatory and illegal practices of for-profit education companies. Most allow out-of-state companies to enroll online students without complying with important state consumer protections for postsecondary students,…

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Coalition Letter to CFPB Regarding Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)

September 9, 2022

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Student Loan Fallback Consultation Response Letter

May 29, 2020

Comments in response to Consultation Regarding More Robust LIBOR Fallback Contract Language for New Variable Rate Private Student Loans

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Letter to California DFPI Regarding Proposed Changes to Regulations Under the Student Loan Servicing Act

Student Loan Repayment Rights

Legal Aid Coalition Comments to the Department of Education Regarding Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee: Title IV of the HEA

Wake-Up Call to State Governments: Protect Online Education Students from For-Profit School Fraud

Coalition Letter to CFPB Regarding Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)

Student Loan Fallback Consultation Response Letter