Federal Student Loans Archives

H.R. 2648, to Provide Bankruptcy Relief for Student Borrowers

May 9, 2019

Bill text for H.R. 2648, legislation to provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers

Group Response Letter to Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act

July 28, 2020

We write on behalf of the 56 undersigned organizations advocating for students and student loan borrowers in response to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act. Although simplifying the FAFSA and establishing clear repayment options are worthy goals, this legislation would actually penalize many borrowers and remove important protections, while ignoring the urgent needs for both student loan debt cancellation and, at the very least, extension and expansion of the automatic forbearance period put in place by the CARES Act.

Group Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Unclear Future Facing Students in the Wake of the Sudden Closures of Both Education Corporation of America (ECA) and Vatterott Education Holdings,

January 8, 2019

35 organizations advocating for students, families, taxpayers, veterans, and service members write to express concern about the unclear future facing students in the wake of the sudden closures of both Education Corporation of America (ECA) and Vatterott Education Holdings, companies that announced the closures of virtually all of their schools on December 5th and December 17th, 2018, respectively.

Group Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Gainful Employment Rule

September 13, 2018

As 68 organizations and advocates working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, service members, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access, we emphatically support a strong gainful employment rule. A strong rule is needed to protect students and taxpayers from career education programs that consistently leave students with large debts they cannot afford to…

Group Letter to the Department of Education Opposing a Return to the Default and Involuntary Collection of Student Loans

November 1, 2021

The 25 undersigned legal aid organizations write to express our deep concern about the futures of our clients with defaulted federal student loans once repayment restarts in just a few short months.

Group Letter to NC-SARA Regarding Call for Policy Proposals, July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

As organizations with a shared goal of ensuring that higher education students have access to high quality education that does not leave them with worthless degrees and unaffordable debt, whether they enroll in brick-and-mortar programs or in online education programs, we appreciate the call for proposals to modify NC-SARA policy. NC-SARA’s position affords it important opportunities to ensure policies exist to protect students from being harmed.

Group Letter to Congress Urging Passage of the CARES Act

April 13, 2020

The 66 undersigned community, civil rights, consumer, and student advocacy organizations thank you for taking swift action to pass the CARES Act to begin to grapple with the ongoing economic fallout caused by the coronavirus.

Group Letter to 117th Congress Urging Strengthening of Safeguards for Taxpayers and Students

February 2, 2021

Group Letter Regarding Compliance Report, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

April 1, 2020

Group Letter to the U.S. Department of Education re: Compliance Report, Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Group Letter from Over 200 Organizations to President Biden Urging Extension of the Pause on Student Loan Payments

December 8, 2021

207 organizations write to urge President Joe Biden to put a stop to a crisis in the making by extending the current pause on student loan payments. It is clear that payments should not resume until your administration has fully delivered on the promises you made to student loan borrowers to fix the broken student loan system and cancel federal student debt.

Group Letter Calling on President Biden to Cancel Federal Student Debt Immediately Via Executive action

May 27, 2022

The 529 undersigned community, civil rights, education, climate, health, consumer, labor, professional, food and farm, and student advocacy organizations write to urge you to strengthen the economy, tackle racial disparities, and provide much-needed relief to help all Americans weather the pandemic and record inflation by using executive authority to cancel federal student debt immediately.

Group Comments to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Urging Policy Revisions

November 30, 2020

Group comments to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements urging policy revisions for Spring 2021

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