Federal Student Loans Archives

Comments to the Dept. of Ed. re: Proposed Regulations on Borrower Defenses and Use of Forced Arbitration by Schools

August 30, 2018

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…

NCLC Statement in Response to Department of Education Loan Relief For Additional Students Harmed By Their School

January 16, 2025

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).

Department of Education Outlines Stronger Protections for Student Loan Borrowers in Default

January 16, 2025

NCLC and New America Foundation Applaud Protection of Social Security Benefits from Seizure to Collect Student Debt

NCLER Webinar: Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge

November 21, 2024

National Center on Law & Elder Rights provided this free webinar on Helping Older Borrowers Apply for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge. Coming out of the student loan payment pause, federal student loan debt remains a burden for many Americans, especially older borrowers. Many of these borrowers, age 60 or older, are struggling with…

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Opposition to HR 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act

December 2, 2024

This bill would significantly weaken or repeal many important federal student loan protections, particularly those critical for low-income student loan borrowers.

CNBC: Here’s how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven

November 2, 2024

Appearing in CNBC on November 2, 2024, Annie Nova talks to NCLC staff attorney Anna Anderson about the difficult process disabled borrowers face when navigating the student loan debt forgiveness process. “Even the borrowers who allegedly have access to it, it’s still very, very difficult for them to actually seek and receive a discharge.” Anna…

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