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States Sue the Biden Administration to Stop Loan Relief Plan

On April 9, 2024, seven states filed suit against the Biden administration in an attempt to block its new “SAVE” plan, an income-driven repayment plan that leads to eventual loan forgiveness. The case is pending in the U.S....more

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Department of Education's New Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules

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On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a nationwide injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) from implementing its new borrower defense to repayment (BDR) rules. The BDR rules,...more

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Dept. of Ed. Bans Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements by Title IV Schools

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The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule that broadly addresses the ability of a student to assert a school's misconduct as a defense to repayment of a federal student loan. The final rule includes a ban on...more

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Renovating the Past, Constructing the Future: H.R. 5530

This is the fourth installment in a series examining five bipartisan bills advanced by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 22, 2016 and approved by the full House of Representatives on July 11, 2016....more

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CFPB Issues Statement Following Reports of Widespread Student Loan Servicing Failures

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently focused its attention on the student loan industry following alleged widespread servicing failures reported by borrowers and found by the CFPB's examinations and...more

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