American Federation of Teachers v. The Higher Education Loan Authority of Missouri, 2024-CAB-004575 (D.C. Super. Ct.) This complaint, filed on behalf of the American Federation of Teachers, seeks relief under the D.C. Consumer Protection Procedures Act for AFT, its members, and the general public from the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri…
BOSTON – Today, the Department of Education announced that it is taking another step forward on plans to provide federal student loan debt relief to millions of people by alerting borrowers of the potential for relief this fall and giving them an opportunity to opt out of relief. This step follows the Department’s proposal of…
The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on student loan updates and answered frequently asked questions. More information about student loans can be found on the Student Loan Borrower Assistance website. Subscribe to Student Loan Borrower News here.
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The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on Parent PLUS student loans. More information can be found on Parent PLUS loans at the Student Loan Borrower Assistance website. If you need assistance finding your or your client’s student loan information, visit the Finding Your Student Loan Information page. Subscribe to Student Loan Borrower…
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The Student Loan Legal Aid Coalition provided a training on NCLC’s Student Loan Toolkit. The Student Loan Toolkit explains the basics of the student loan system, how to assess your own student loan situation, and your options for managing your student loan debt. It includes fillable pages where you can record your own student loan…
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Appearing in CNN on July 1, 2024, Katie Lobosco interviews Abby Shafroth, co-director of advocacy at NCLC, for coverage of a federal appeals court ruling allowing the Department of Education to proceed with lowering millions of student loan borrowers’ monthly payments via the repayment plan known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), which was blocked…
Orders issued by federal district courts in response to requests by Missouri and Kansas temporarily block key improvements to income-driven repayment meant to make federal student loan payment more affordable BOSTON – Last night, federal district courts in Missouri and Kansas introduced tremendous uncertainty into the student loan landscape when each issued separate orders partially…
The Student Loan Toolkit explains the basics of the student loan system, how to assess your own student loan situation, and your options for managing your student loan debt.
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The Student Loan Toolkit explains the basics of the student loan system, how to assess your own student loan situation, and your options for managing your student loan debt.
These comments, submitted on behalf of organizations across the country that provide free legal assistance to low-income people, address the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed student debt relief rules that authorize the Secretary of Education to waive all or part of a borrower’s federal student loan balance under a number of specified circumstances. The comments…
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Appearing in The New York Times on May 10, 2024, Ann Carrns interviews NCLC staff attorney Alpha Taylor for coverage of a pause on the processing of applications for student loan forgiveness by borrowers who work in public service jobs for about two months as it updates its systems and seeks to fix the problems…
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This letter from the New York Legal Assistance Group, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program calls on the U.S. Department of Education to clarify that all federal student loan discharges based on borrower disability that are approved before the end of 2025 are not subject to federal income tax,…
