Department of Education Outlines Stronger Protections for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
NCLC and New America Foundation Applaud Protection of Social Security Benefits from Seizure to Collect Student Debt
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NCLER Webinar: Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge
National Center on Law & Elder Rights provided this free webinar on Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge. Coming out of the student loan payment pause, federal student loan debt remains a burden for many Americans, especially older borrowers. Many of these borrowers, age 60 or older, are struggling with…
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Opposition to HR 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act
This bill would significantly weaken or repeal many important federal student loan protections, particularly those critical for low-income student loan borrowers.
Read More about Opposition to HR 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act
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CNBC: Here’s how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven
Appearing in CNBC on November 2, 2024, Annie Nova talks to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson about the difficult process disabled borrowers face when navigating the student loan debt forgiveness process. “Even the borrowers who allegedly have access to it, it’s still very, very difficult for them to actually seek and receive a discharge.” Anna…
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New Rules Provide Relief to Student Loan Borrowers Facing Long-Term Financial Hardship
BOSTON – Today, the Department of Education announced it would be proposing new rules to provide relief to federal student loan borrowers based on financial hardship, consistent with the recommendations of a federal rulemaking committee. Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center and member of the rulemaking committee, issued the following statement…
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