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May 10
Education and Consumer Advocates Rally at CFPB to Protest Mulvaney Decision to Close Office Designed to Protect Student Loan Borrowers
May 09
Watchdog agency signals less focus on student loan abuses
May 09
Mulvaney Shutters Consumer Bureau's 'Office of Students' As Student Loan Debt Bends the Backs of Hardworking Americans
May 08
Poll: 91% of Maryland Voters Agree that States Must Act to Ensure Students Are Treated Fairly When Repaying Student Loans

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State of Lending in America
The report outlines predatory lending practices in various fields of consumer lending, and explains why protecting fair, affordable access to credit is vital for both consumers and the U.S. economy.

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Student Loans

Student loan debt has topped $1 trillion in recent years, making it the largest type of consumer debt outstanding other than mortgages. The average student loan borrower graduates with nearly $30,000 in debt. The CFPB estimates that over 1-in-4 borrowers are delinquent or have defaulted on their student loan debt.

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April 29, 2015
Safe Student Bank Accounts
Comment Letter
April 20, 2015
Comment Letter – Group comment on proposed prepaid card amendments to Regulation E
Comment Letter
April 20, 2015
CRL and NCLC Response to CFPB Request for Information on Student Safe Account Scorecard
Comment Letter
April 20, 2015
15 Groups Comment on the CFPB’s Request for Information on Safe Student Account Scorecard
Research
March 27, 2015
Overdraft U: Student Bank Accounts Often Loaded with High Overdraft Fees

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Deborah Goldstein
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