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Advocates Applaud the Department of Education’s Common Sense Gainful Employment Rule

September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education published its final Gainful Employment rule — a rule that protects students from high-cost, low-value career training programs that leave students with unaffordable student debt or no increase in earnings above those with only a high school education. In response, Kyra Taylor, staff attorney at the National…

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Coalition Letter Opposing CRA That Would Overturn the SAVE Plan

September 14, 2023

This letter from organizations representing students, workers, civil rights organizations, consumers, low-income borrowers, and researchers sets forth strong opposition to efforts to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden-Harris Administration’s new rule implementing the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan for federal student loan borrowers. Over 4 million Americans across the…

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Comments in Response to the U.S. Department of Education's Proposed Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application Form

September 8, 2023

On behalf of our low-income clients, the National Consumer Law Center submits these comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s request for feedback on the proposed application form for the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Program. Our comments reflect our experience working directly with low-income borrowers applying for TPD discharge and other federal…

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NerdWallet: From ‘I Do’ to IDR: What the New SAVE Plan Means for Married Student Loan Borrowers

August 24, 2023

The latest income-driven repayment (IDR) plan has been touted as the most generous student loan plan ever — and, in an article appearing in NerdWallet on Aug. 24, 2023, Eliza Haverstock talks to Kyra Taylor about how it could give greater flexibility to married couples with student debt.

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My School Has Closed--What Do I Do Now?

July 31, 2023

This one-pager helps students who are attending a school that closed or is about to close figure out what to do next with their federal and private loans.

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NCLC Comments to Education Department Regarding Intent to Establish Rulemaking Committee on Student Debt Relief

July 20, 2023

The National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of its intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare regulations on federal student loan debt relief, as authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). In these comments, NCLC recommends…

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Advocates Applaud the Department of Education’s Common Sense Gainful Employment Rule

Coalition Letter Opposing CRA That Would Overturn the SAVE Plan

Comments in Response to the U.S. Department of Education's Proposed Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application Form

NerdWallet: From ‘I Do’ to IDR: What the New SAVE Plan Means for Married Student Loan Borrowers

My School Has Closed--What Do I Do Now?

NCLC Comments to Education Department Regarding Intent to Establish Rulemaking Committee on Student Debt Relief

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