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Let’s Pause Payments - Student Debt Advocates and Borrowers Affected by July 1st Changes Convene to Discuss the Urgent Need to Pause Student Loan Payments Immediately
Join us Thursday, June 25th for the Let's Pause Payments event.
Jun 23


HAPPENING AT 9:30AM PT: Little Hoover Commission Convenes Historic Hearing on Institutional Debt Crisis Across California
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, students, borrower advocates, and academic experts will testify before the Little Hoover Commission’s hearing entitled, “Student Institutional Debt in California.” The historic hearing, convened in response to a request from Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco and the Campaign for California Borrower Rights coalition, marks the first time the independent citizens-legislative commission is investigating the growth of institutional debt and exploring potential
Mar 26


Student Debtors Ask Court to Reconsider Decision to Eliminate the SAVE Student Loan Plan
Filings say that the court killed the SAVE Plan unlawfully, substituting “private negotiation for judicial resolution”
Washington, D.C. — Last Friday, Public Goods Practice, LLP (PGP) filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to protect the SAVE student loan repayment plan. Four student loan borrowers represented by PGP are asking a District Court Judge to reconsider his prior order in Missouri v. Trump that seeks to eliminate the SAVE Plan...
Mar 17


Lawsuit Seeks to Force Department of Education toImplement SAVE Student Loan Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE CONTACT: Natalia Abrams natalia@studentdebtcrisis.org Lawsuit says government is unlawfully blocking lower payments and loan discharge for millions Washington, D.C. — Public Goods Practice, LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of four student loan borrowers seeking to compel the U.S. Department of Education to fully implement the SAVE student loan repayment plan and deliver relief without delay. On Feb. 27, a District Court Judge in Missouri dismis
Mar 9


We Must End Harmful Default Collections Practices: Hear from Folks in Default and Take Action
Amidst the looming student loan changes, new data reflects that Americans with student loan debt are falling behind on payments and entering default more than ever before. Nearly 25% of all student loan borrowers are behind on their payments, with over 5 million already having entered default.
Feb 23
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