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District Court approves $3.65 mil. settlement against student loan servicer

On June 24, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved a class action settlement involving student loan borrowers brought against a student loan servicer....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Student loan servicer fined $1.8 million by Massachusetts Attorney General

On January 11, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced a $1.8 million settlement with a student loan servicer, to resolve allegations that the company did not properly communicate Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB finds student loan servicer issues in new report

On January 5, the CFPB released a report on how student loan borrowers may face customer support challenges as their student loan payments resume. Federal student loan repayments resumed for the first time in over three...more

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Nevada to regulate student loan servicers and lenders

On June 14, the Nevada governor signed AB 332 (the “Act”) which provides for the licensing and regulation of student loan servicers. The Act also implements provisions for the regulation of private education loans and...more

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CFPB scrutinizes discharged private student loan billing and collection practices

On March 16, the CFPB released a compliance bulletin discussing student loan servicers’ practice of collecting on private student loans discharged in bankruptcy. ...more

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CFPB Issues Bulletin to Warn Student Loan Servicers Who Ignore Bankruptcy Court Orders

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On March 16, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin cautioning loan servicers about their responsibility to stop any illegal activity related to private student loans that have been discharged...more

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California Publishes Notice of Second Modifications to Proposed Rulemaking Regulating Student Loan Servicing

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As reported here, on September 9, 2022, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (CA DFPI) published a notice of rulemaking action, proposing amendments to the Student Loan Servicing Act....more

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CFPB issues Student Loan Servicing Special Edition of Supervisory Highlights

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Last week, the CFPB issued a “Student Loan Servicing Special Edition” of Supervisory Highlights.  In this blog post, we highlight a stealth expansion of supervisory jurisdiction and focus on the CFPB’s findings in two key...more

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Oregon finalizes student loan servicer regulations with July 1 effective date

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On June 27, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ (“Department”) Division of Financial Regulation (“Division”) finalized new regulations implementing Senate Bill 485, which requires companies to obtain a...more

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Louisiana enacts new requirements for student loans

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On June 18, 2022, Louisiana’s Governor signed into law two new bills that impose new requirements for student loans.  Both bills are effective on August 1, 2022....more

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Kentucky and Virginia Enact Student Education Loan Servicing Laws

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Kentucky and Virginia have passed legislation relating to student loan servicers. In Kentucky, a new student loan servicing law creates new licensing and compliance requirements. In Virginia, an amendment limits the scope of...more

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CFPB blog post and report focus on student loan servicing

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Student loan servicing was the focus of recent CFPB attention in the form of a blog post, “Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans,” and a report (labeled a “special issue brief”) titled “Student Loan...more

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SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule and Reopens Comment Period for Reporting on Securities Loans

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more

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Timing Is Everything: Student Loan Servicer Avoids FDCPA Liability in Sixth Circuit

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The Sixth Circuit recently confirmed student loan servicers, who begin servicing debts after default and resale, are not liable to borrowers under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because the servicers are not...more

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California Student Borrower Bill of Rights Becomes Law

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Student Borrower Bill of Rights, AB 376, as part of a package of consumer protection legislation. He simultaneously signed AB 1864, which creates the Department of...more

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Massachusetts Poised to Regulate Student Loan Servicers

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A&B ABstract: Amid growing concerns of a student loan crisis, proposed Massachusetts H. 3977 is worth watching....more

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Regulation of Student Loan Servicers - Recent Enactments and a Look Ahead at Pending Legislation

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The May 2019 issue of Insights provided high-level background information about the recent trend of state legislation targeting student loan servicers. In the June 2019 issue of Insights, we took a deeper dive into New York's...more

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Student Loan Servicers Remain Liable Under State Law for Affirmative Misrepresentations to Borrowers

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A&B Abstract:  The Seventh Circuit recently held that the federal Higher Education Act does not preempt state law consumer protection and tort claims where student loan servicers made affirmative misrepresentations to...more

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Will Maine Begin to Regulate Passive, Secondary Market Investors in Student Loan Debt?

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A&B Abstract:  Maine’s New Student Loan Bill of Rights requires the licensing of any person acting as “directly or indirectly” as a student loan servicer.  ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California, New York Increase Student Loan Servicer Oversight

Student loan servicers should prepare for heightened regulation with the passage of a new law in New York and new regulations in effect in California. In addition, the California legislature is considering a new bill that...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Illinois Student Loan Bill of Rights Becomes Law

On November 8, 2017, the Illinois House of Representatives voted 98-16 to override Governor Bruce Rauner's veto of the Illinois Student Loan Bill of Rights. The IL student loan bill provides for the licensing of student loan...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Student Loan Servicing Regulations: 50 State Guide on Laws and Legislation – First Edition

Preface - The following summary of current state law and pending legislation regarding student loan servicing as of June 1, 2017, is designed to serve as a tool to assist in understanding the breadth of state regulations...more

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CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman reports on handling of defaulted borrowers by servicers

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The CFPB’s Student Loan Ombudsman has released an update setting forth the CFPB’s “preliminary observations” based on the data it received in response to a voluntary request for information sent to several of the largest...more

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CFPB discusses handling of student loan partial prepayments by servicers

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In a new blog post by Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman, the CFPB discusses its concerns regarding how student loan servicers may be responding to borrowers seeking to make partial prepayments on their student loans and...more

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Senate Committees Hold Hearings on Student Loans

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In the wake of recent focus on student loan debt, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on the “Student Loan Servicing: the Borrower’s Experience.” The concern shown in some testimony at...more

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