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,…
Today, the Department of Education released proposed rules that would provide federal student loan debt relief to four categories of borrowers.
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USDS will improve servicing environment for borrowers, Congress must approve additional funding for effective implementation
We acknowledge that USDS represents an improved servicing environment for borrowers and offer recommendations to ensure a successful transition to the USDS servicing environment.
Despite its name, the College Cost Reduction Act would actually further increase the cost of college or career training for many Americans.
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