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So Much for Open Debate: Chronicle of Higher Education Student Loan Default Rate Event Is Bought and Paid For by Industry

The Department of Education released new student loan default rate information in September and it’s not pretty!  The overall two year cohort default rate increased to 9.1% (FY 2012 data).  This official two year rate requires the Department to track borrowers for a very short two yea
October 08, 2012
by greenbee
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Collection, Default, Federal student loans, For-Profit schools

Giving Financially Distressed Borrowers a Chance (Part 1)

A recent New York Times article about student loan debt collectors raises a number of important issues that we will be writing about in a series of blogs. The article explains how student loan servicers and collectors lack incentives to prevent student loan defaults.  Among other reas
September 23, 2012
by greenbee
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Collection, Default, IBR

Collection Agency Abuses

The Second Circuit recently issued an important decision that highlights student loan collection agency abuses.  The court found that a collection agency’s notice to a student loan borrower stating “Account Ineligible for Bankruptcy Discharge” was exactly the kind of abusive debt coll
September 05, 2012
by greenbee
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Bankruptcy, Collection

Stopping Default Rate Manipulation

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s July 2012 report on for-profit higher education contains a wealth of important and shocking information about the for-profit education industry.  Among other themes, the report focuses on the disproportionate default rates i
August 28, 2012
by greenbee
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Default, For-Profit schools

The Student Loan Default Trap

 The Student Loan Default Trap: Why Borrowers Default and What Can Be Done,  a new report released on Monday from the National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project, addresses questions about the causes of default and the effectiveness of programs intended to
July 31, 2012
by greenbee
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Consolidation, Default, Federal student loans, For-Profit schools, Rehabilitation

Relief for Private Student Loan Borrowers

The U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection held a hearing earlier this week, “Private Student Loans:  Providing Flexibility and Opportunity to Borrowers?” In our testimony, we called on Congress and regulators to act now to provide relief fo
July 28, 2012
by greenbee
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Private student loans

Recent Changes to Student Aid and Other New Developments

July 1 was an important date for many student borrowers.  Key changes to student aid programs include: 1.  New students without high school diplomas or GEDs will no longer be eligible for federal aid.  (There is an exception for students who were home schooled). 2.  Congress agreed at
July 05, 2012
by greenbee
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Federal student loans, For-Profit schools

New Web Site for Borrowers in Default: Is it an Improvement?

The Department of Education posted a new web site for borrowers in default.  It is intended to be a central point of entry for borrowers in default with information about consequences of default and on-line access to account information. The new site allows borrowers to request collec
June 13, 2012
by greenbee
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Collection, Consolidation, Rehabilitation

Finally Some Action on Consolidation and Rehabilitation?

We have written a number of posts about ongoing operational problems at the Department of Education.  We received some encouraging news this week that some of these problems may be fixed, including: 1.  We wrote earlier about problems with borrowers seeking to consolidate out of defau
May 29, 2012
by greenbee
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Consolidation, Default, Federal student loans, Rehabilitation
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