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Sep 11
Lawyers’ Committee, CRL, and NSLDN File Brief to Contest Student Loan Servicer’s Lawsuit that Seeks to Bar D.C. From Passing Laws Providing Critical Consumer Protections for Student Borrowers
Aug 29
New Report: Florida Focus Groups Reveal the Financial and Emotional Burdens Incurred by Former Students of Predatory For-profit Colleges
Aug 27
CFPB Student Loan Watchdog Steps Down
Aug 14
Betsy DeVos’ Elimination of Obama Rules Allows For-Profit Colleges To Swindle Poor Black Students

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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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Amicus Brief
September 11, 2018
Amicus Brief in Support of D.C.’s right to Pass Laws Protecting Against Abuse of Student Loan Repayment Plans
Research
August 29, 2018
Debt and Disillusionment: Stories of Former For-Profit College Students as Shared in Florida Focus Groups
Research
August 8, 2018
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Concern Among Voters Regarding the Level of Student Debt
Comment Letter
July 13, 2018
CRL to Secretary DeVos: Work with - Not Against - Law Enforcement to End Student Loan Abuses
Research
June 7, 2018
A Bitter Pill: Gainful Employment and Credentialism in Healthcare Support Fields

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Whitney Barkley-Denney
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Deborah Goldstein
Executive Vice President