Here are remarks I offered today during the public comment segment of a meeting of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI): At the February meeting, I urged you to speak up in the face of an...
At the opening of today’s meeting of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), members of the panel have just reached a tie vote on the selection of a new chair. Zakiya Smith Ellis, a former New...
The new data raises serious questions about the Education Department’s ability to process student loan forgiveness and repayment requests under IDR and PSLF.
Many Americans are struggling with their student loans and millions are heading toward a default cliff, with potentially major financial consequences.
Borrowers scored a victory after a federal judge rejected a request by the Education Department to delay student loan forgiveness processing for 200,000 borrowers.
For decades the U.S. Department of Education has been required by law to conduct extensive negotiated rulemaking meetings whenever it wants to issue regulations. The ritual of stakeholders, policy nerds, and lawyers packed into a room debating the minutiae of...
The Education Department’s announcement makes clear that major changes are in store for student loans in the SAVE plan. Here’s what student loan borrowers should know.
The Education Department announced an agreement on Tuesday to officially kill the SAVE plan for federal student loans, with major consequences anticipated for borrowers.
Some words of determination, hope, and gratitude for my colleagues who continue the fight to stop predatory colleges from ripping off taxpayers and ruining students’ lives: I’ve worked in DC my whole career, and I’ve had, and still have, a lot of different jobs,...
The Trump administration is trying to delay student loan forgiveness and other relief for thousands of borrowers. A key court hearing is scheduled for next week.
Borrowers in a key student loan repayment plan may be getting a big update in just days. And the news is probably not going to be good for their student loans.
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, when most people are focused on travel plans and food preparation, the Trump administration released a list of its four nominees for open slots on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)....
Additional major changes to student loans are on the way, with the next wave of big reforms set to begin impacting borrowers in only a few weeks.
The Department of Education has resumed processing student loan forgiveness for borrowers in income-driven repayment plans, following a brief hiatus. Here’s the latest.
For student loan borrowers, now is the time to take stock of your options and start considering what you may have to do in the coming weeks and months.
The Department of Education is forging ahead with significant changes to the federal student loan system that will limit borrowing and repayment options.
The Department of Education updated key guidance last week to reflect an anticipated timeline for changes to a critical federal student loan repayment plan.
A sale of federal student loans could jeopardize borrowers’ access to key repayment, loan forgiveness, and discharge programs, warned Democratic lawmakers.
Here’s what is happening at the Department of Education, and how the ongoing dismantling of operations may impact student loans.
The outcome of this month’s rulemaking session clarifies key updates to student loan programs, with major impacts on repayment and loan forgiveness expected soon.
Advocates and lawmakers are warning that recent legislative changes could result in substantial financial penalties for student loan forgiveness.
With the Trump regime — driven by hate and racism — stigmatizing, brutalizing, and ostracizing immigrants across the country, I want to share the eulogy I was honored to deliver on Saturday at the memorial service for my wife’s mother. I have an easy assignment...
The reopening of the federal government has big implications for student loans and loan forgiveness. Here’s what borrowers should know.
The Department of Education completed a key step last week in implementing new regulations governing student loans.
There are several very significant updates for student loan forgiveness programs, all of which could impact millions of borrowers. Here’s a breakdown.
A broad group of litigants opened a new front in the war over student loan forgiveness this week. Here’s what it means for borrowers.
A group of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s proposed limits on student loan forgiveness.
The Department of Education published new rules that would roll back student loan forgiveness. If they are enacted, broad cohorts of borrowers could be affected.
Borrowers are reporting that student loan forgiveness approvals are being processed, despite the ongoing government shutdown. But it’s unclear how long that will last.
Many changes to student loans will happen on specific dates over the course of the next three years. Here’s a breakdown.
Significant developments this month will ultimately affect millions of Americans who have federal student loans.
Beauty school students nationwide, especially those attending large, for-profit chains, often endure hosts of challenges before and after they graduate, research has shown. During school, students often sit through outdated lessons that don’t prep them for a...
Student loan forgiveness is resuming, but some borrowers need to take swift action on their student loans if they want to avoid potentially devastating tax consequences.
Borrowers who have been denied student loan forgiveness for much of this year may finally start to see some movement. Here are the key takeaways.
Borrowers scored a major victory on Friday as the Department of Education agreed to resolve a legal challenge by resuming student loan forgiveness.
The Department of Education clarified some key details on massive proposed changes to federal student loan repayment as it advanced new regulations. Here’s a breakdown.
