Private Student Loans

CFPB issues report on student loan affordability

As we predicted at last week’s meeting of the National Council of Higher Education Resources’ Private Student Loan Committee, the CFPB field hearing held last Wednesday in Miami was devoted to student loan affordability. In...more

CFPB issues report on servicemember complaints

The CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs has issued a report on complaints submitted by servicemembers, veterans or their spouses and dependents (“servicemember complaints”) over the period from January 1, 2012 through...more

CFPB Initiative to Promote Student Loan Payment Plans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) responding to the growing amount of student loan debt, has initiated a request for information “to determine options that would increase the availability of affordable payment...more

New Legislation Introduced to Allow Discharge of Private Student Debt

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) reported in 2012 that U.S. borrowers are burdened by more than $1 trillion in student debt, including over $150 billion of private student loans. According to TransUnion,...more