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Biden Rescinds DeVos-Era Student Loan Servicing Guidance, Easing Challenges For Servicer Misconduct

August 09, 2021 |

Biden Unleashes State Regulators on Student-Loan Abuses, Reversing Trump-Era Policy

August 09, 2021 |

Federal Court Denies Dream Center Executives’ Motions to Dismiss in Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Former Art Institute Students

August 06, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 6, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Federal Court Denies Dream Center Executives’ Motions to Dismiss in Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Former Art Institute Students In...

Student Defense Partners with The George Washington University, Columbia University to Launch Higher Education Research Initiative

August 03, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 3, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Partners with The George Washington University, Columbia University to Launch Higher Education Research InitiativePEER Project aims to drive...

Can better data protect students from predatory colleges? A new organization is on a mission to find out

August 03, 2021 |

Following Student Defense Reports, Senate Judiciary Chair Calls Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform

July 28, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Following Student Defense Reports, Senate Judiciary Chair Calls Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform U.S. Senator and Senate Judiciary Committee...

NEW POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Reinstating the Gainful Employment Rule, Easing Student Debt Discharge in Bankruptcy

July 27, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 NEW POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Reinstating the Gainful Employment Rule, Easing Student Debt Discharge in Bankruptcy A majority of Americans...

Student loans: Beauty schools lead to high levels of debt, study finds

July 26, 2021 |

New Poll Finds Partisan Divide on Student Loan Relief

July 26, 2021 |

New Law Review Essay Charts Path for ED Dept. to Discharge Student Loans for Distressed Borrowers in Bankruptcy

July 19, 2021 |

Cardozo School of Law Professor Pamela Foohey, along with Student Defense President Aaron Ament and Vice President & Chief Counsel Daniel Zibel have published a new legal essay in the...

Changing the Student Loan Dischargeability Framework: How the Department of Education Can Ease the Path for Borrowers in Bankruptcy

July 17, 2021 |

Education Dept. shows limits of pandemic relief by fighting borrowers in bankruptcy

July 17, 2021 |

James Cole, Jr. Joins Student Defense as Senior Advisor

July 08, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 8, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 James Cole, Jr. Joins Student Defense as Senior Advisor Student Defense today announced that James Cole, Jr. is joining the...

Aggressive Collections for Students but Not Institutions?

July 06, 2021 |

The Education Dept. insists you repay all your student loans but isn't collecting about $1 billion owed by colleges, report finds

June 28, 2021 |

Nearly 1,300 colleges owe over $1 billion to Dept. of Education, report says

June 25, 2021 |

Department of Education has let colleges off the hook for $1 billion owed to taxpayers

June 24, 2021 |

U.S. government fails to collect over $1 billion in debt from nearly 1,300 colleges, report says

June 24, 2021 |

Student Defense Report: Department of Education Ignores $1 Billion in Unpaid Institutional Liabilities While Chasing Borrowers in Bankruptcy

June 24, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 24, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Report: Department of Education Ignores $1 Billion in Unpaid Institutional Liabilities While Chasing Borrowers in BankruptcyIn one case,...

How Biden’s ‘targeted’ student loan relief stacks up

June 21, 2021 |

Student loan forgiveness: Biden administration move for disabled borrowers was ‘the bare minimum,’ advocacy group says

June 15, 2021 |

Over 500,000 Are Eligible For Student Loan Forgiveness But The Government Hasn’t Acted, Group Says

June 12, 2021 |

New Data: ED Department Withholding Debt Discharges for More Than Half a Million Student Borrowers With Disabilities Entitled to Relief

June 11, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 11, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New Data: ED Department Withholding Debt Discharges for More Than Half a Million Student Borrowers With Disabilities Entitled to ReliefA...

Student Defense Statement on Revocation of ACICS Recognition as Accreditor

June 02, 2021 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on Revocation of ACICS Recognition as Accreditor Today, Student Defense President Aaron Ament...

Accreditor of Defunct Colleges Draws Closer to Biden Termination

June 02, 2021 |

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Biden Rescinds DeVos-Era Student Loan Servicing Guidance, Easing Challenges For Servicer Misconduct

Biden Unleashes State Regulators on Student-Loan Abuses, Reversing Trump-Era Policy

Federal Court Denies Dream Center Executives’ Motions to Dismiss in Class Action Lawsuit Brought By Former Art Institute Students

Student Defense Partners with The George Washington University, Columbia University to Launch Higher Education Research Initiative

Can better data protect students from predatory colleges? A new organization is on a mission to find out

Following Student Defense Reports, Senate Judiciary Chair Calls Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform

NEW POLL: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Reinstating the Gainful Employment Rule, Easing Student Debt Discharge in Bankruptcy

Student loans: Beauty schools lead to high levels of debt, study finds

New Poll Finds Partisan Divide on Student Loan Relief

New Law Review Essay Charts Path for ED Dept. to Discharge Student Loans for Distressed Borrowers in Bankruptcy

Changing the Student Loan Dischargeability Framework: How the Department of Education Can Ease the Path for Borrowers in Bankruptcy

Education Dept. shows limits of pandemic relief by fighting borrowers in bankruptcy

James Cole, Jr. Joins Student Defense as Senior Advisor

Aggressive Collections for Students but Not Institutions?

The Education Dept. insists you repay all your student loans but isn't collecting about $1 billion owed by colleges, report finds

Nearly 1,300 colleges owe over $1 billion to Dept. of Education, report says

Department of Education has let colleges off the hook for $1 billion owed to taxpayers

U.S. government fails to collect over $1 billion in debt from nearly 1,300 colleges, report says

Student Defense Report: Department of Education Ignores $1 Billion in Unpaid Institutional Liabilities While Chasing Borrowers in Bankruptcy

How Biden’s ‘targeted’ student loan relief stacks up

Student loan forgiveness: Biden administration move for disabled borrowers was ‘the bare minimum,’ advocacy group says

Over 500,000 Are Eligible For Student Loan Forgiveness But The Government Hasn’t Acted, Group Says

New Data: ED Department Withholding Debt Discharges for More Than Half a Million Student Borrowers With Disabilities Entitled to Relief

Student Defense Statement on Revocation of ACICS Recognition as Accreditor

Accreditor of Defunct Colleges Draws Closer to Biden Termination

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