Read the CFPB report the Trump administration cut and scrubbed, which includes information on a higher-education surveillance pricing scheme.
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Posted inEducation in America
GOP Forcing Eight Million Student Loan Borrowers Into Repayment
The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the Economy Really Looks Like
When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
Posted inEducation in America
The Office of Federal Student Aid Is Under Attack
Students will pay the price for gutting a key agency for disbursing federal aid and overseeing private student loan companies.
Posted inTAP
Gutting the Student Loan Program
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street
Posted inEducation in America
Borrowers Besieged
Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to capitalize.
Posted inEducation in America
Republicans Opt to Make Education an Upper-Class Privilege
The goal is to save money on higher-education assistance to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Posted inPolitics
Best of 2024: Janie Ekere
Before her tragic passing, our writing fellow focused on rural Americans, marginalized communities, and the swing state she called home.
Posted inEducation in America
Student Debtors Could See Hopes Vanish Under Trump
Not just mass debt relief, but borrowers promised debt relief through various programs could be denied those benefits in the next presidential term.
Posted inEducation in America
The Self-Imposed October Surprise
The Education Department’s protections for student loan borrowers who have missed payments end today.