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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.
Student Borrowers Score Another Win in $6 Billion Borrower Defense Settlement
The Ninth Circuit denied three intervening schools’ attempt to overturn the approved settlement
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.
STATEMENT: Borrower Advocates Applaud New MOHELA Enforcement Actions
PPSL applauded the Department of Education’s announcement that it will limit the federal student loan servicer MOHELA from taking any new accounts and force it to follow a corrective action plan for its servicing failures.
For-profit college industry facing increasing scrutiny | New Jersey Spotlight News
For-profit college industry facing increasing scrutiny at New Jersey Senate Hearing.
Department of Education Continues to be in Significant Breach of Borrower Defense Settlement
Frustration grows with the Department’s perpetual failure to deliver relief according to the dates it agreed to in the $6 billion settlement
Students Score a Victory Against USC as Court Allows Discrimination Claim in Class Action Lawsuit to Move Forward
Graduate social work students are suing USC for allegedly misleading students about its expensive online MSW degree program and operating a “diploma mill”