Coalition Letter

A broad coalition of groups representing students, consumers, and institutions of higher education, and civil rights and public policy organizations supports legislation to treat private loans like other consumer debt in bankruptcy.

Twenty-five organizations wrote a letter to Reps. Polis, Murphy, and Bishop in support of their amendment to require school certification of private student loans, as part of H.R. 4173

Twenty-nine organizations signed this letter to Sens. Dodd and Shelby of the Senate Banking Committee, thanking Sen. Dodd for making sure that all private student loans, including those made by colleges, fall under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Thirty-two organizations signed this letter to Rep. Barney Frank, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, urging that all private student loans, including those made by colleges, fall under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

Eighteen organizations signed on in a letter to Congress urging them to make private student loans dischargeable through bankruptcy.

The Institute for College Access & Success was one of seven California organizations that signed on to a letter to state legislators in protest of the proposed elimination of the Cal Grant program.