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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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Research
January 19, 2017
Colorado’s For-Profit College Students Struggle to Graduate, Pay Off Steep Debt Burdens
Comment Letter
September 29, 2016
Strong Support for Allowing Former ITT Students to Access the Guaranty Fund
Testimony
September 14, 2016
Testimony of Whitney Barkley-Denney to the Massachusetts Special Commission on Interstate Reciprocity Agreements
Comment Letter
August 24, 2016
Loopholes in the Department of Educations' Proposed Rule on State Authorization of Postsecondary Distance Education Programs
Letters to Congress
August 17, 2016
Sign-On Letter to Secretary of Education August 2016

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Whitney Barkley-Denney
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Deborah Goldstein
Executive Vice President