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Fighting for Borrowers: A Post-Election Update from PPSL
PPSL’s President and Executive Director, Eileen Connor shares words of encouragement and resolve in this video, addressing a critical moment for borrowers.
What’s at stake for student loan borrowers during the next Trump administration | CNN
“We don’t think that can be clawed back under the law. We don’t think it should be clawed back, of course, but we’re ready to defend those discharges,” said Eileen Connor, president and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, which represents borrowers defrauded by their colleges.
What the Republican trifecta could mean for student loan borrowers | The Washington Post
“The past four years have been filled with highs and lows for federal student loan borrowers, as nearly 5 million have benefited from $175 billion in debt cancellation provided by President Joe Biden and others have watched their prospects for relief ensnared by litigation. The next four years could be just as tumultuous with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.”
Their student loans should have been canceled already. Now they fear it won’t happen under Trump. | MarketWatch
“It shouldn’t be part of the legacy of [the Biden] administration that people continue to pay these debts when it’s acknowledged that they’re the product of this consumer fraud,” said Eileen Connor, the director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, which represents former students of for-profit colleges in court.
PPSL Files Amicus Brief to SCOTUS in Support of Department of Education’s Petition
Fifth Circuit decision on borrower defense case threatens existing student borrower protections nationwide.
Harris needs to finish the job on for-profit college loan discharges | Higher Ed Dive
The vice president and the U.S. Department of Education must follow through on loan discharges promised to student borrowers, one legal expert argues.
Calling for For-Profit College Accountability at NJ Senate Higher Education Hearing
At a New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee hearing recently, student loan borrowers testified alongside the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), calling for stronger oversight and transparency around proprietary institutions of higher education.
For-profit college industry facing increasing scrutiny | New Jersey Spotlight News
For-profit college industry facing increasing scrutiny at New Jersey Senate Hearing.
$6 Billion Student Loan Forgiveness Settlement Delayed As Group Seeks Court Intervention | Forbes
“This is an extraordinary failure by the Biden-Harris administration to comply with a settlement that impacts hundreds of thousands of people,” said Eileen Connor, President and Director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, on Tuesday.
Biden promised 55,000 borrowers student-debt relief by January. They didn’t get it — and are heading to court. | MarketWatch
Some 195,000 borrowers scammed by their schools were supposed to have their debt wiped out by Jan. 28. Tens of thousands are still waiting.