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Report: Survey of State Student Protection Funds that Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud

January 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021 Download the full report, a map, charts on state student protection funds (SPFs), and a SPF evaluation checklist for advocates and legislators at: http://bit.ly/state-tuition-fraud-info Boston – When a college education is cut short by a school closure or a school engages in fraud, the students and their families suffer…

Advocates Praise Senators for Bold Student Loan Principles

March 19, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2020 National Consumer Law Center Contact: Jan Kruse at [email protected] Boston – Today, U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Brown, and Warren introduced a proposal outlining their plan to protect the financial interests of millions of student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic by cancelling borrowers’ student loan payments and protecting defaulted…

Advocates Applaud Senate Vote to Restore Rule to Protect Borrowers from School Fraud and Closures

March 11, 2020

Boston – Today, National Consumer Law Center advocates applauded the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan use of the Congressional Review Act to block the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule from going into effect and to preserve the existing rules protecting borrowers from school fraud and closures. The vote was 53 – 42. “We are cheered to…

Advocates Applaud U.S. House Vote to Restore Rule to Protect Borrowers from School Fraud and Closures

January 16, 2020

Boston – Today, National Consumer Law Center advocates applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education last September. “The House correctly recognized that Department of Education’s attempt to prop up for-profit schools that cheat and…

Student Loan Giant Accused of Cheating Public Service Workers Moves to Block Montana Legal Services Program from Advocating for Low-Income Borrowers’ Rights

December 20, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2019 HELENA, MT — This week, student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), also known as FedLoan Servicing, urged the Montana Supreme Court to reject a brief submitted to the court by the Montana Legal Services Association, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Student Borrower Protection Center…

Advocates Condemn U.S. Department of Education Delays on Student Debt Relief for Disabled Veterans

November 22, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2019 National Consumer Law Center Contacts: Jan Kruse ([email protected]) or Persis Yu ([email protected]) or (617) 542-8010 Boston – Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) condemned news that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is delaying its plans to automatically forgive federal student loan debt for totally and permanently…

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