Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 521: Smarter Borrowing: How Juno Helps Lower Student Loans
College Financial Planning with Jack Wang
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 506: Exploring the Increase in Law School Applications (w/Anna Ivey)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0: Leveraging Opportunities Employees Want Most
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
State AG Pulse | Action By MN AG Ellison Could Ripple Through Debt Servicing Industry
The Labor Law Insider: Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Cases Challenging Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Observations and Predictions
Two Federal Courts Deal Blow to Biden Administration’s Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program: A Close Look at the Decisions
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 361: Student Loan Repayment (w/Derek Brainard of AccessLex Institute)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 336: How to Decide Which Law School Offer to Accept
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
VIDEO: Top 10 COVID-19 Tips for Employers: Cares Act Tax Provisions Edition
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
Shutdown Week 7 – The End: Over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) kept the Senate in session to complete negotiations on a deal to end the ongoing government shutdown. After failing to advance a continuing...more
Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the...more
On November 3, a coalition of 22 state attorneys general announced a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education. The suit seeks to block the department’s...more
The OBBB Act also includes provisions which expand some workplace benefits, including broader use of health savings account (HSA) funds, increased dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) annual limits, expanded...more
The Massachusetts Division of Banks ("DOB") has revised its regulation that governs the conduct of debt collectors, student loan servicers, and third-party loan servicers. The revised regulation became effective in late...more
As the higher education community and regular REGucation readers know, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (or “OB3”) introduced several significant provisions affecting colleges, universities, and the broader higher education...more
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its fall consumer protection conference last week in Washington, DC, where state Attorneys General (AGs) discussed enforcement priorities and strategies. The...more
This year’s NAAG Consumer Protection Fall Conference was held on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The conference brought together state AGs and AG staff, consumer advocates, and private sector stakeholders to address...more
Recently, the NMLS announced it would begin accepting applications for two new licenses. ...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. With far-ranging impacts on taxation and spending, the OBBB will have significant effects on many benefit and compensation plans....more
On September 9, two court orders were entered against individuals involved in the student loan debt relief industry. The individuals were barred from the debt relief industry and ordered to pay civil money penalties as well...more
On September 11, the Federal Trade Commission announced final orders permanently banning two individual defendants from the debt relief industry and imposing asset surrender provisions to resolve allegations of a fraudulent...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with Nikhil Agarwal from Juno about how law students can make smarter choices about student loans. We focus on the benefits of group negotiation for better...more
A US District Court Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee recently issued a ruling in a class action case brought against a private company that offers outsourced health care services to hospitals and surgery centers...more
Before the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) updated the fair lending and unfair, deceptive act or practices (UDAP) chapters of its Consumer Compliance Examination Manual to remove...more
The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill includes significant implications for dentists and the broader dental workforce - While the ADA and other dental advocacy groups have expressed support for some tax related provisions...more
In this episode of 'The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide', host Candace Dellacona welcomes Jack Wang, a wealth advisor at Innovative Advisory Group and host of 'The Smart College Buyer' podcast. They discuss Jack's journey...more
On August 15, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker approved Public Act 104-0383. This legislation, effective immediately, amends the Student Loan Servicing Rights Act and introduces Article 7, focusing on Educational Income Share...more
The IRS recently issued a news release with a reminder that employers may contribute up to $5,250 annually per employee toward qualified student loan repayments if provided under a Section 127 educational assistance program....more
On August 12, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 8th Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling that discharged a debtor’s student loan debt owed to a state bank, finding that repayment would impose an undue hardship....more
On July 10, 2025, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced a $2.5 million settlement with Earnest Operations, a student loan company, for allegedly failing to mitigate risks of disparate harms to Black, Hispanic, and...more
Welcome to our sixth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - How the...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), finalized and signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, makes several key changes that impact employers, benefit plan sponsors and plan administrators....more
On July 10, 2025, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) reached a $2.5 million settlement with a private student loan company to resolve allegations that its lending practices violated various consumer protection...more