The Costs of Draconian Student Loan Collection
August 28, 2011
by greenbee
The Department of Education has unprecedented powers to collect defaulted student loans. The agency can take tax refunds (even earned income tax credits), garnish wages without first getting judgments, and […]
Continue Reading →Reverse Redlining, Discrimination, and For-Profit Education
August 19, 2011
by greenbee
Redlining is the practice of denying credit to particular neighborhoods on a discriminatory basis. The flip side is reverse redlining, the practice of targeting these same communities or protected classes […]
Continue Reading →Student Loan Debt and Low-Income Borrowers
August 05, 2011
by greenbee
Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project Director Deanne Loonin recently spoke about student loan issues with Isaac Bowers, senior program manager at Equal Justice Works. Here is an excerpt from that interview: “Student […]
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