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Last year, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), a nonprofit advocacy group, studied the student loan debt relief industry.

The Times cites Robyn Smith, a lawyer with the National Consumer Law Center, who «has seen shoddy and inaccurate paperwork in dozens of cases involving private student loans from a variety of lenders and debt buyers, which she detailed in a 2014 report.»

Nearly 20 percent — about $ 1 of every $ 5 — of outstanding federal direct student loans is past due, according to a report from the National Consumer Law Center.

In August 2016, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)-- supported by nearly 40 other public interest groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)-- sent a letter to Education Secretary John King demanding the department track and remedy the disproportionate consequences of student loan debt for borrowers of color.

Both the National Consumer Law Center and this site have provided warnings to consumers over student loan assistance programs that can do more potential harm than good.

Gov. Cuomo proposed four key initiatives for the legislative agenda: a new ombudsman for student loans, stronger consumer protection laws, improvements to the total cost disclosure from colleges for students, and protections for professional license holders.

Persis Yu, director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center, called the GAO report a demonstration of «just how draconian these [garnishments] are» as well as exposing issues with the policies themselves.

Additionally, if the bankruptcy court finds that ITT violated its former students» rights under consumer protection or contract law, that could help make students eligible for federal student loan discharge through the borrower defense to repayment process.

You can find more detailed information, including legal citations in National Consumer Law Center's publication Student Loan Law.

With more than 850,000 private student loans currently in default and thousands of other borrowers struggling to make their payments, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and policymakers to help borrowers stru

With more than 850,000 private student loans currently in default and thousands of other borrowers struggling to make their payments, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and policymakers to help borrowers struggling to keep up with their private student loan payments.

The letter notes that «states have [had] a historic role in consumer protection regulation,» and that if ED's interpretation were implemented, it «would preempt state consumer protection laws and shield many of the largest private - sector student loan companies from the oversight.»

Among the qualified professionals who benefit from the DCCS training are employed by a wide range of organizations including consumer credit and debt counseling organizations, credit unions and other financial institutions, student loan lenders, cooperative extension system, all branches of the military, mortgage, real estate, and financial services firms; law enforcement, and other government agencies.

Like mortgages, student loans were bundled into packages and sold to investors his is robosigning 2.0 with student loans, says Robyn Smith, a lawyer with the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy group.

The National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Law book contains a very detailed analysis of legal issues and studentStudent Loan Law book contains a very detailed analysis of legal issues and studentstudent loans.

Federal regulators sent Navient an official letter in August 2015 indicating that an amalgamation of investigative evidence suggests that the company has engaged in violations of laws that were developed to protect student loan consumers.

If a student loan proceeds to a lawsuit that means the consumer now has access to all of their legal rights under the law.

Student Loan Borrowers Assistance (SLBA), a program of the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), Staff Attorney Persis Yu:

«After assessing the potential applicability of consumer protections in the mortgage and credit card markets to student loans, recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes in this area, including, where appropriate, strong servicing standards, flexible repayment opportunities for all student loan borrowers, and changes to bankruptcy laws.»

National Consumer Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education, April 19, 2018, Complaint and Press Release The National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education for records related to its purported justification for delaying implementation of a rule to protect student loan borrowers from school fraud and abuse, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry.

Deanne Loonin worked as an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and was the founding Director of NCLC's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project.

Featured Panelist, «Developing a Student Loan Practice,» Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Consumer Law Center and National Association of Consumer Advocates, Anaheim, CA, October 21, 2016

«Shuttering the CFPB's student lending office is an appalling step in a longer march toward the elimination of meaningful American consumer protection law... This action actively promotes greater profits for a handful of debt collection businesses at the expense of mistakes, neglect, and confusion for millions of student loan borrowers.»

The complaint alleges that «Navient has failed to perform its core duties in the servicing of student loans, violating Federal consumer financial laws as well as the trust that borrowers placed in the company.»

«The Office of Students and Young Consumers has been instrumental in uncovering rampant lending abuses and deceptive practices that make it difficult for borrowers to manage their education debt responsibly... It makes no sense to eliminate this critical office at a time when millions of Americans need a watchdog working to make sure lenders and loan servicers are following the law and treating them fairly.»

Student borrowers will be referred to the program from a variety of sources, including the Attorney General's Student Loan Assistance Unit, the National Consumer Law Center, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and members of the consumer bankrupConsumer Law Center, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and members of the consumer bankrupconsumer bankruptcy bar.

Private student loans are also subject to state consumer credit laws.

Still, the National Consumer Law Center and 29 civil and legal rights groups are petitioning the government to start collecting and reporting on the range of racial gaps that take place within the student loan system.

Persis Yu, director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center, said «There is absolutely a lot of room for improvement.»

This proposal would aim to block states from passing laws intending to regulate student loan servicers.According to Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the previous administration was overzealous in its...

I'm a faculty member at the Student Loan Law Workshop, a nationally recognized speaker, and a long - time member of both the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and National Association of Consumer Advocates.

Often borrowers losing out on these benefits aren't even aware that they're eligible for a disability discharge, said Persis Yu, the director of the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project at the National Consumer Law Center.

If, however, you do not satisfy certain waiting periods under federal law, then your student loan debt will survive your bankruptcy or your consumer proposal.

This past March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned banks that they were at risk for breaking the law by placing borrowers who were current on their student loan repayments in default when the cosigner on the loan dies or declares bankruptcy.

A survey by the National Consumer Law Center found that the average initial APR for private student loans was 11.5 %.

Abby Shaforth is an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center and said the department must commit to providing debt relief to students and acting on behalf of students who may not know they have a right to have their loans forgiven.

«It is extremely disappointing to see Secretary DeVos walk away from these common - sense protections for student loan borrowers,» said Persis Yu, director of National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Pstudent loan borrowers,» said Persis Yu, director of National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Projloan borrowers,» said Persis Yu, director of National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance PStudent Loan Borrower Assistance ProjLoan Borrower Assistance Project.

Pounding Student Loan Borrowers: The Heavy Cost of the Government's Partnership with Debt Collection Agencies, a report produced by the National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure stu

Pounding Student Loan Borrowers: The Heavy Cost of the Government's Partnership with Debt Collection Agencies, a report produced by the National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure student loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seekinStudent Loan Borrowers: The Heavy Cost of the Government's Partnership with Debt Collection Agencies, a report produced by the National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure student loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seeking hLoan Borrowers: The Heavy Cost of the Government's Partnership with Debt Collection Agencies, a report produced by the National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure student loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seekinStudent Loan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure student loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seeking hLoan Borrower Assistance Project, finds that the U.S. Department of Education heavily favors high pressure student loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seekinstudent loan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seeking hloan collection and debt collector profits to the detriment of millions of financially distressed borrowers seeking help.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education must hand over records related to its justification for delaying implementation of a rule to help student loan borrowers, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) said in a lawsuit filed today.

CCRS ™ qualified professionals are employed by a wide range of organizations including consumer credit and debt counseling organizations, credit unions and other financial institutions, student loan lenders, cooperative extension system, all branches of the military, mortgage, real estate, and financial services firms; law enforcement, and other government agencies.

CCRR ® qualified professionals are employed by a wide range of organizations including consumer credit and debt counseling organizations, credit unions and other financial institutions, student loan lenders, cooperative extension system, all branches of the military, mortgage, real estate, and financial services firms; law enforcement, and other government agencies.

The Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project run by the National Consumer Law Center is another source of information and other resources for dealing with debt problems.

The U.S. Department of Education should make it easier for student loan borrowers to access its borrower assistance programs, and federal and state authorities should ensure that these companies comply with the law so that consumers truly understand what services they are buying.

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