The National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients, submits this comment in response to the Department of Education’s announcement of intent to establish two negotiated rulemaking committees (RISE and AHEAD) to make changes to federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.…
Videos explain borrowers’ repayment options as rapid changes in policy, funding create confusion.
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Student loan borrower help video series explains repayment options as rapid changes in policy, and funding create confusion.
Twenty-three organizations wrote to Congress to urge it to prioritize the following policies:
National Consumer Law Center Releases Fact Sheets Detailing How Shrinking Borrower Defense and the Closed School Discharge Student Loan Relief Programs Would Hurt Millions of Borrowers
This short issue brief provides the top four ways rolling back the 2022 Borrower Defense Rule will make it harder for scammed students to receive relief.
This letter, signed by NCLC and other national organizations with expertise in college access, affordability, and the federal student aid program, expresses opposition to any reconciliation legislation that diverts essential educational resources to other policy areas. As explained in the letter, this short-sighted approach would diminish access to quality postsecondary education, increase the cost for…
These comments, submitted on behalf of organizations across the country that provide free legal assistance to low-income student loan borrowers, address the Department’s proposed changes to regulations previously promulgated to protect federal student loan borrowers and taxpayers from misconduct and closures by schools. We urge the Department to change course, as the proposed rules would…
The Biden administration announced that it will provide $5.75 billion in relief to over 345,880 borrowers with outstanding loans borrowed to attend Ashford University, Drake College of Business, and schools owned by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE).
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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NCLC, on behalf of its low-income clients, signed onto a letter regarding the Department of Education’s announced delay on implementation of the new Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE) Rule. The framework and GE rule should have taken effect on July 1, 2024; however, the Department has announced that the implementation will be delayed…
This coalition letter from organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights advocates, and researchers expresses concerns with multiple provisions in H.R. 6951, The College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). Although this legislative package includes some new approaches to holding colleges accountable for student outcomes and incorporates some bipartisan proposals, the package also includes…
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