We submitted these comments to the Department of Education last week.  We will write a number of articles the next few weeks with more details about key proposals. Our recommendations focus on strengthening relief for borrowers who are harmed by school abuses or  who cannot repay due to personal circumstances, such as disability.  We also […]

ProPublica and the Center for Public Integrity published an investigation this week of problems with the Department of Education’s disability discharge process.  Unfortunately, we were not surprised by the findings.  We have advocated for many years for more transparency in the disability discharge system and for a fair and efficient process. There have been some positive […]

We previously wrote about our efforts to persuade the Department of Education to resolve a number of problems with policies and programs for financially distressed student loan borrowers.  Unfortunately, not much has changed since we last wrote.  A quick summary: Ensure that Borrowers Consolidating as a Way out of Default Can Select IBR The Department […]

We have tried for years to persuade the Department of Education to improve policies and programs for financially distressed student loan borrowers.  We hoped the new Administration would act quickly to resolve festering problems.  So far, unfortunately, the current Administration has responded mostly with talk, very little action. We began our renewed efforts in February 2009 […]