Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on IDR Proposed Rulemaking

AFREF joined a letter to the Dept. of Education applauding the Department for the significant positive impact its proposed changes to the IDR rules could have on student loan borrowers.  The proposed rule has the ability to substantially reduce monthly and lifetime payments for millions of borrowers, raise the threshold for protected non-discretionary income, lower […]

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Letter to Regulators: Comment in Response to ED Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prison Education Programs, 90/10 and Change of Ownership

AFREF joined a comment letter in response to the Education Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on prison education programs, 90/10 and change of ownership. The post Letter to Regulators: Comment in Response to ED Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prison Education Programs, 90/10 and Change of Ownership appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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Letters to the Administration: Letter Asking President Biden to Extend and Expand Access to PSLF and IDR Waiver

AFFEF joined a letter urging President Biden to extend, expand, and coordinate more closely the current Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver and Income-Driven Repayment Adjustment in order to fulfill the promise of affordable and manageable loan repayment for borrowers. The post Letters to the Administration: Letter Asking President Biden to Extend and Expand Access to […]

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Letters to Regulators: 100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Aid Millions of Student Loan Borrowers with Overdue Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Reforms

AFREF joined over 100 organizations in a letter urging the Department of Education to implement Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) reforms through the creation of an IDR waiver. The post Letters to Regulators: 100+ Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Aid Millions of Student Loan Borrowers with Overdue Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Reforms appeared first on Americans for Financial […]

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Letters to Regulators: Letter in Response to Request for Comment on Accrediting Agencies up for Review In February 2023

AFREF joined a letter in to response to the Department of Education’s request for comment on accrediting agencies up for review in February 2023. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter in Response to Request for Comment on Accrediting Agencies up for Review In February 2023 appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on Preemption Interpretation

AFREF joined a letter to the Education Department (ED) in response to their interpretation on federal and joint federal-state regulation and oversight of ED’s federal student loan programs and federal student loan servicers. The post Letters to Regulators: Letter to ED on Preemption Interpretation appeared first on Americans for Financial Reform.

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