Private Student Loans & ISAs Archives

Student Loan Fallback Consultation Response Letter

May 29, 2020

Comments in response to Consultation Regarding More Robust LIBOR Fallback Contract Language for New Variable Rate Private Student Loans

Group Letter to the OCC Regarding the Partnership Between Blue Ridge Bank and Mentorworks

April 20, 2021

The undersigned organizations write to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to raise serious concerns regarding a federally chartered national bank under your supervisory jurisdiction: Blue Ridge Bank

Executive Summary: How States Can Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud

January 1, 2021

Executive Summary for How States Can Help Students Harmed by Higher Education Fraud.

Group Letter Regarding Perkins or Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Loans

April 13, 2020

The undersigned organizations applaud quick action for student loan borrowers while expressing concern that the COVID-19 crisis is affecting many borrowers who have Perkins loans or Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans that are not federally owned and who are not covered under the CARES Act.

California Comments on Income Share Agreement

March 15, 2021

The National Consumer Law Center, Student Borrower Protection Center, and Center for Responsible Lending submitted comments to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovating urging the agency to register Student Financing Providers, including income share agreement lenders. Registration would further the stated intent of the DFPI to promote nondiscriminatory access to responsible, affordable credit…

Coalition Letter to President Biden Regarding Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver and Income-Driven Repayment Adjustment

July 21, 2022

The undersigned 134 organizations representing students, student loan borrowers, teachers, workers, and consumers write to urge you to extend, expand, and coordinate more closely the current Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver (Waiver) and Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Adjustment (Adjustment) in order to fulfill the promise of affordable and manageable loan repayment for borrowers. Although we applaud your administration’s efforts to improve these programs, both the Waiver and Adjustment currently exclude critical groups of borrowers and fail to maximize the potential benefit for borrowers who are covered.

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