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Jun 14
CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra Announces Debt Relief for Former Corinthian College Students
Jun 07
State Attorneys General Take Aim at the Trump Administration's Student Loan Agenda
Jun 07
CRL Report: Heavy Debt and Disillusionment Dominate Experience of For-Profit Healthcare Support Students
May 10
Education and Consumer Advocates Rally at CFPB to Protest Mulvaney Decision to Close Office Designed to Protect Student Loan Borrowers

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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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Letters to Congress
December 13, 2017
Opposition to H.R. 4508 - Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act
Research
December 1, 2017
The State of For-Profit Colleges
Research
September 14, 2017
Results of Bipartisan Poll on Student Loan Refinancing
Testimony
August 29, 2017
Student Loan Debt Crisis - Testimony of August 2017
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June 27, 2017
Drowning in Student Debt

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Deborah Goldstein
Executive Vice President