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Older Borrowers - Protect Borrowers
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Latino/a Borrowers - Protect Borrowers
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Black Borrowers - Protect Borrowers
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Predatory Lending & Private Credit - Protect Borrowers
Oct 8, 2025 - Big banks and finance companies drive families into debt, often to pay for the basics—education, medical care, and housing. Along the way, companies target
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Get Help - Protect Borrowers
Apr 1, 2026 - You don’t have to struggle alone. Below are some resources to help you navigate debt, find a lawyer, and report fraud.
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State Research - Protect Borrowers
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Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Headed Towards A Default Cliff - Protect Borrowers
Sep 8, 2025 - For the first time in four-and-a-half years, millions of student loan borrowers will soon feel the economically draconian penalties of a student loan default...
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Surveillance Credit & Big Tech - Protect Borrowers
Oct 8, 2025 - As Big Banks and Big Tech use information about borrowers’ behavior when deciding who gets credit and how much credit costs, we are sounding the alarm on how
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Deep Dives - Protect Borrowers
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Default & Collections - Protect Borrowers
Mar 30, 2026 - Before the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly one-in-five student loan borrowers were in default. The federal government has extraordinary and incredibly harmful
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Other Household Debt - Protect Borrowers
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Comments - Protect Borrowers
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Polling - Protect Borrowers
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Navient - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - Navient was once one of the largest student loan companies in the country, servicing its own loans and servicing loans owned by the U.S. Department of
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Income-Driven Repayment - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) is meant to be a key protection that sets federal student loan borrowers’ monthly bill at an affordable amount determined by
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Income-Share Agreements - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - A decade ago, Silicon Valley investors, Wall Street financiers, and researchers at right-wing think tanks conspired to rebrand subprime private student loans
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Media & Events - Protect Borrowers
Dec 4, 2025 - Stay informed about our efforts to support borrowers through our events and media. From press releases to news features and videos, we provide regular updates...
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Aidvantage/MAXIMUS - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - Maximus is one of the largest student loan companies in the country, servicing and collecting on loans owned by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In
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Other Employer-Driven Debt - Protect Borrowers
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Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge - Protect Borrowers
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Private Student Loan State Legislation - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - These loans carry higher interest rates, contain fewer rights and protections for borrowers than federal student loans, and lack viable pathways for debt
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News Clips Archives - Protect Borrowers
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Stay-or-Pays & TRAPs - Protect Borrowers
Oct 8, 2025 - Every year, tens of millions of Americans leave their jobs. But for many of them, this can come with a surprise: a bill. That’s because more employers are
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Reports Archives - Protect Borrowers
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Video - Protect Borrowers
Dec 9, 2025 - Check out our latest videos!
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State Law Enforcement - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - State attorneys general are states’ top enforcement officials, demanding justice for borrowers who have been cheated by businesses, including financial
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Resources & Litigation - Protect Borrowers
Sep 9, 2025 - Browse our collection of expert insights, resources, and legal actions designed to protect borrowers and support economic justice for all.
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Home - Protect Borrowers
Mar 17, 2026 - Corrupt corporations and broken public programs trap Americans in cycles of debt. We deserve an economy that puts people first.
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Racial & Economic Justice - Protect Borrowers
Oct 8, 2025 - Household debt is crushing economically vulnerable communities and communities of color; it is both a cause and a consequence of America’s persistent racial
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Institutional Debt - Protect Borrowers
Oct 8, 2025 - Students deserve an affordable higher education free from debt. In addition to federal and private student loans, institutions often saddle students with
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Careers - Protect Borrowers
Mar 31, 2026 - The Shared Ascent Fund (SAF) works closely with philanthropists on the long-term vision of building a new American consensus that prioritizes shared
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How Tennessee’s Flex Loan Law Failed to Protect Borrowers — ProPublica
Jan 28, 2026 - Borrowers say the lending company Advance Financial encouraged them to borrow back the value of almost all of the payments they made, tearing a hole in the...
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MOHELA - Protect Borrowers
Sep 17, 2025 - Once a small not-for-profit servicer, the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) is now a servicing giant at the center of the
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Amicus Briefs - Protect Borrowers
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Testimony & Remarks - Protect Borrowers
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