Coalition Letter in Support of Repealing the 2019 Borrower Defense Rule
In September, the Department of Education released a new version of the “Borrower Defense to Repayment” rule that would make it virtually impossible for students cheated by their college to cancel their student loans. Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Susie Lee...Letter from 42 Organizations Urging Senator Alexander to Protect Consumers and Taxpayers
42 organizations urge Senator Lamar Alexander to include robust consumer protection of students and taxpayers in any reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Read the letterCoalition Letter to Senators Hassan and Durbin in Support of the PROTECT Students Act
Coalition letter from 56 organizations representing and advocating for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members, faculty and staff, civil rights and consumers, expressing strong support for the PROTECT Students Act. Read the letterCoalition Letter to 116th Congress on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization
49 organizations working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, service members, faculty and staff, civil rights and college access, write to urge Members of Congress to work toward a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization that both offers...
Low-income borrowers graduate with more debt and greater risk of default. 21% of #PellGrant recipients, most with incomes under $40k, default within 12 years. At #4profit colleges, the default rate jumps to 52% #DefendStudents #StopTheDebtTrap @EdDebtJustice @TICAS #JustEconomy
Of the 44 million student loan borrowers, nearly 1 in 5 is currently in default on one or more federal student loans. #FairDebt #DefendStudents #ProtectBorrowers #JustEconomy @RealBankReform @NCLC4consumers https://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/student_loans/report-inequitable-judgments-april2019.pdf