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Coalition Letter to President Biden Regarding Extending the Pause on Student Loan Payments

June 30, 2022

We, the undersigned 180 organizations, are writing to strongly urge your administration not to threaten the financial security of people with student debt as a tactic to fight inflation. Instead our organizations urge you to enact robust student debt cancellation that is not means tested and does not require an opt-in for participation and to fully implement this policy before any student loan bill comes due.

Coalition Letter to OMB Urging a Swift and Substantial Government Response to Meet the Scale of the COVID-19 Crisis

June 18, 2020

The mounting public health and economic costs of the Coronavirus pandemic require swift and substantial government response to meet the scale of the crisis. Congress has already passed essential legislation that provides trillions of dollars of economic relief and public health investments. But enacting legislation is only the beginning.

Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education in Response to a Notice of Negotiated for Programs Authorized Under Title IV

July 1, 2021

Comments in response to the May 24, 2021 Federal Register notice of negotiated rulemaking (Docket ID ED-2021-OPE0077) for programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).

Coalition Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver & Income-Driven Repayment Adjustment

July 22, 2022

The undersigned organizations representing students, student loan borrowers, educators andother public service workers, and consumers write to urge you to extend, expand, and coordinatemore closely the announced Public Service Loan Forgiveness (“PSLF”) waiver (“Waiver”), Income-Driven Repayment (“IDR”) Account Adjustment (“Adjustment”), and payment pause to fulfill the promise of affordable and manageable loan repayment for borrowers.

Coalition Letter to President Biden Regarding Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver and Income-Driven Repayment Adjustment

July 21, 2022

The undersigned 134 organizations representing students, student loan borrowers, teachers, workers, and consumers write to urge you to extend, expand, and coordinate more closely the current Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver (Waiver) and Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Adjustment (Adjustment) in order to fulfill the promise of affordable and manageable loan repayment for borrowers. Although we applaud your administration’s efforts to improve these programs, both the Waiver and Adjustment currently exclude critical groups of borrowers and fail to maximize the potential benefit for borrowers who are covered.

Coalition Letter Supporting the CRA Challenge to OCC “Fake Lender” Rule

April 20, 2021

Coalition Letter to Congress re: Support CRA Challenge to OCC "Fake Lender" Predatory Lending Rule

Coalition Letter Supporting the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

July 29, 2021

Coalition Letter to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs re: Support for Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

Coalition Letter Supporting Introduction of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act

May 28, 2019

The undersigned organizations strongly support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal(FAIR) Act. This important legislation would prevent corporations from forcing workers,consumers, and small businesses to resolve disputes in private, company-controlled arbitrationsystems, even when that company has engaged in illegal misconduct.

Coalition Letter Regarding Repealing the 2019 Borrower Defense Congressional Review Act

December 9, 2019

Coalition letter to Sen. Durbin and Rep. Lee in support of repealing the 2019 Borrower Defense Congressional Review Act

Coalition Letter Regarding Closure of the Education Corporation of America (ECA)

January 17, 2019

National organizations express our strong concern regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s failure to protect students in the events leading up to and including the December 5, 2018 closure of the Education Corporation of America (ECA) and the disproportionate harm this has caused to students of color.

Coalition Letter in Support of the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019

June 11, 2019

Organizations and individuals that represent a wide variety of views on many issues, but that stand united on the need to reduce the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons.

Coalition Comments Urging DHS Not to Consider Debt or Credit History in Immigration Public Charge Determinations

October 22, 2021

Group comment in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking and request for input as DHS begins the process of formulating a rule regarding the determination of whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.” The public charge determination will be relevant to immigrants seeking admission to the United States or an adjustment of status.

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