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Aug 10
DeVos to Repeal Gainful Employment Rule
Aug 02
New Bill Tackles Transparency in Student Loan Debt Crisis
Aug 01
Here's Why 1 in 3 College-Age Americans Consider Payday Loans with Interest Rates Over 400%
Jul 30
Missourians Could See Protection from Predatory 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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Comment Letter
August 1, 2016
Improvements to the Borrower Defense to Repayment Provision of the Higher Education Act
Research
May 12, 2016
NC Student Loan Calculus: What North Carolina Can Do to Ensure All of Its Students Receive an Affordable, Quality College Education
Testimony
February 19, 2016
Testimony of Lisa Stifler Before Connecticut Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Letters to Congress
February 8, 2016
Support for the Proposed Enterprise Complaint System
Comment Letter
July 30, 2015
Coalition Letter to NCUA July 2015

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Deborah Goldstein
Executive Vice President