Originally appearing in The Wall Street Journal on June 4, 2023, Nicole Friedman and Ben Eisen discuss long-dormant mortgages that are coming back to bite with NCLC’s Andrea Bopp Stark. “All of a sudden we saw these second mortgages come out from under the woodwork. It’s a moneymaking opportunity.” Andrea Bopp Stark, a senior attorney…
Originally appearing in The New York Times on June 1, 2023, Tara Siegel Bernard discusses a proposed plan with NCLC’s Abby Shafroth to revise the existing income-driven plan known as REPAYE, that could reduce payments for millions of borrowers by more than half. The Education Department released the proposal in January, and a final rule — which…
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Originally appearing in AP News on June 14, 2023, Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga quote Abby Shafroth in a piece about the consequences of nonpayment upon the resumption of student loan payments. “Forbearance allows you to postpone payments without it being held against you, but interest does accrue. So you’re going to see your balance…
Originally appearing in ABC News on June 8, 2023, Peter Charalambous interviews Abby Shafroth for a discussion about the resumption of student loan payments as the Supreme Court deliberates student debt forgiveness. “Anyone who has been paying attention to the student loan system sees a train wreck coming, and there’s very little time to try…
Groups urge FCC to issue guidance to confirm that the only valid consent agreements for telemarketing calls to lines listed on the Do-Not-Call Registry are those entered into directly with the seller.
Advocates applauded a new Colorado law signed yesterday by Gov. Jared Polis to protect Coloradoans from predatory lending through “rent-a-bank” schemes.
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