Borrower Defense

Our new blog covers the importance of closed school discharge in providing debt relief to students unable to finish their programs due to college closures. We also propose five concrete steps states can take now to shield their students against the worst outcomes of removed protections at the federal level.

This blog analyzes the critical borrower protections the House Reconciliation bill would remove under the guise of regulatory relief.

By unlocking the reconciliation process, the Republican majority can move their budget priorities through on a partisan basis, bypassing the usual 60-vote threshold. But the implications for college students and student loan borrowers are clear: The cuts needed to fund priorities in either bill cannot be reconciled with the needs of students and student loan borrowers. 

Borrower defense to repayment, or “borrower defense,” refers to the provision in law that federal student loan borrowers…

Statement of Sameer Gadkaree:

“We applaud today’s action by the U.S. Department of Education, which should bring…

Statement of Sameer Gadkaree:

“At a time when millions of borrowers across the country prepare for student loan payments…