Given the parallels between the current student loan debt crisis (including the CFPB, Illinois and Washington’s recent lawsuits against Navient) and the foreclosure crisis of 2010-14, now is a good time to reflect on the...more
We have previously written about recent regulatory focus on the student loan servicing industry. In particular, we discussed the issuance of a 151-page report issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) titled...more
10/26/2015
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Last week, the CFPB released a report summarizing the results of a two-month public inquiry into student loan servicing practices. At the same time, the CFPB, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S....more
CFPB Director Richard Cordray announced the commencement of a CFPB “public inquiry” into the hurdles that make repayment of student loans a “stressful process and even at times a harmful one.” Speaking in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...more