The CFPB issued its first results from its Student Loan Borrower Survey, providing insights into the effects of student loan debt relief programs and the challenges borrowers face in navigating repayment options.
Record Student Debt Spurring Employers to Offer Student Loan Repayment Benefits.
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CFPB report on student loan borrower survey, with findings on income-driven repayment (IDR), payment pause, return to repayment, debt relief, and loan forgiveness.
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For the last month, student loans have kept us pretty busy. We released our Student Debt Repayment Assistant to help borrowers understand their options when...
Nearly Half of the Highest-Risk Borrowers Not Enrolled in an Affordable Repayment Plan Redefault.
This report spotlights the growing number of employer-based student loan repayment programs that can save eligible employees hundreds of thousands in loan principle and interests payments, but where barriers to innovation exist.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit today accusing payday lender ACE Cash Express of concealing free repayment plans from struggling borrowers. Because of ACE’s illegal practices, individual borrowers paid hundreds or thousands of dollars in reborrowing fees, when they were in fact eligible for free repayment plans.
Student Aid Institute Illegally Tricked Borrowers Into Paying Fees for Federal Loan Benefits The Bureau today took action to halt a student loan debt relief...
A new CFPB report shows that at-risk student loan borrowers are struggling with repaying their debts and are seeing their credit suffer.
Navient, Formerly Part of Sallie Mae, Illegally Cheated Borrowers Out of Repayment Rights Through Shortcuts and Deception.
CFPB Warns Borrowers About Companies Charging High Fees for Free Federal Loan Repayment Benefits Today, the Bureau took action to put an end to two student...
Here are three steps to negotiating with a debt collector, starting with understanding what you owe.
Prototype Disclosures Outline Path to Affordable Payments for Borrowers Trying to Avoid Debt Distress.
Almost all federal student loan borrowers are eligible for an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan, but we have heard that successfully enrolling in one of...
Today’s student debt crisis significantly impacts communities of color. Learn more.
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