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Student Loans News
Dec 06
CRL Student Loan Summit Addresses North Carolina’s $41 Billion Debt
Dec 03
Maine college graduates struggle to pay down school debt as state battles with lenders
Oct 16
CRL Analysis: Student Loan Abuses Require Action by New Jersey Lawmakers
Oct 03
Student Loan Victory Emerges From Education Department’s Missed Deadlines

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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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Testimony
August 29, 2017
Student Loan Debt Crisis - Testimony of August 2017
Research
June 27, 2017
Drowning in Student Debt
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April 20, 2017
Maine’s For-Profit College Students Carry Heavy Debt Burdens and Struggle in Repayment
Research
March 13, 2017
Connecticut’s For-Profit College Students Graduate at Low Rates, Carry Heavy Debt Burdens
Letters to Congress
February 1, 2017
Consumer Advocates Urge the Federal Communications Commission to Not Allow Student Loan Companies to Robocall Borrowers

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Whitney Barkley-Denney
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Deborah Goldstein
Executive Vice President