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New Self-Help Packet on Financial Hardship Claims (NOTE: THIS PACKET IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

February 28, 2013
by greenbee
Social Security helps give aging and disabled Americans peace of mind.  No matter how destitute we become, Social Security is meant to give us some measure of confidence that we […]
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The CFPB Wants to Hear From You About Private Student Loan Debt Burdens and the Need for Relief

February 22, 2013
by greenbee
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is requesting information about ways to provide relief for private student loan borrowers.  Comments must be received on or before April 8, 2013.  This […]
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What We Don’t Know about the Costs of Student Loan Collection

February 15, 2013
by greenbee
More than two years have passed since the Department of Education pulled the private collection agency handbook off of its web site and as far as we can tell, the […]
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Improving the Assistance Network for Student Loan Borrowers

February 06, 2013
by Deanne Loonin
When we released our “Finding a Way Out” report five years ago, we were extremely concerned about the lack of reliable and affordable resources for financially distressed student loan borrowers.  […]
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  • The SAVE Plan is Ending: What Borrowers in SAVE Need to Know
  • Parent PLUS Consolidation Deadline: Act Now to Get Into IDR Plan
  • Checks Are Going Out to Student Loan Borrowers Harmed by Navient
  • Big News: The Government Pauses Collections for Student Loan Debt: No Tax Refund Seizure or Wage Garnishment for Now
  • The Department of Education is starting to garnish wages to collect on student loan debt. Act now to avoid collections!
  • With New Settlement, SAVE Plan May Be Ending Soon
  • Dial Before You File: Protect Your Tax Refund If You Have Student Loans
  • Do you have Parent PLUS loans? Act now to lower your payments before options disappear.
  • New videos to help older people with student loan debt
  • What’s Happening with the SAVE Plan?

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