Sunshine for student financial products
Today, Director Cordray is alerting financial institutions about the potentially risky practice of making secret payments to colleges and universities to...
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Tell us how you tackle your student debt
A number of recent graduates have asked us: why is my student loan interest rate so high? And how can I more quickly pay off this loan? Often borrowers have...
Does your college help you know before you owe?
Today, we're celebrating the two year anniversary of "Know Before You Owe: student loans" — a project to help students better understand their loan options...
Banking on campus forum
Today, we hosted a forum to discuss financial products and services marketed to college students. The recording will be available shortly. While the event...
You’re invited: Banking on campus
Join us for a discussion on financial products marketed to college students at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 30. We'll talk about student checking...
Explainer: scoring student loan servicers
This fall, college graduates across the country will start to send payments on their student loans to their servicers. Loan servicers are companies that...
Save the date: Banking on Campus
Join us for a discussion on financial products marketed to college students: 1 p.m. EDT Monday, September 30 Washington, D.C. Earlier this year, we...
A closer look at the trillion
A few weeks ago, we released new estimates on the size of the student loan market, which is approaching $1.2 trillion, with federal student loans crossing...
What we’re hearing from private student loan borrowers
Today, we released a mid-year update analyzing complaints from private student loan borrowers. The update explores some of the challenges consumers face...
Explainer: Changes to federal student loan interest rates
Here are some answers to your questions about the changes in federal student loan interest rates that are scheduled to take effect on July 1.
Starting a small business when you have student debt
We recently published a report on student loan affordability, which discussed the potential impact of student debt on small business starts and...
Should I use a home equity loan to refinance my student loans?
Last month, we published a report on student loan affordability, which talked about the problems borrowers experienced when repaying student loans with high...
The graduate’s guide: Your first job
School's behind you. Now it's time to put everything you've learned to work. Your first couple of days on the job will likely include filling out forms that...
Should I refinance my student loan?
Last week, we published a report on student loan affordability, which discussed the low levels of activity in the student loan refinance market. Since that...
Student Debt Domino Effect?
While many in Washington are focused on what loans look like for future borrowers, there may be a domino effect on the broader economy if we ignore...
Live from Miami-Dade, Florida
Join us for a field hearing in Miami-Dade County, Florida on student loan borrowers starting at 6 p.m. EDT today. Follow along on twitter using...
Save the date, Miami-Dade County, Florida!
Join us for a field hearing in Miami-Dade County, Florida on student loan borrowers. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. EDT. The...
You just got your college acceptance letter. Now what?
This month, Americans across the country will receive college acceptance letters. For many students, the excitement of being one step closer to realizing...
Reminder: Sound off on our student loan affordability initiative
A few weeks ago, we announced that we're gathering information to identify policy options for borrowers to find affordable options on their private student...
Our proposed rule on student loan servicers
In case you missed it, yesterday Director Cordray announced our proposed rule on student loan servicers. As so many families are all too aware, the cost of...
What can students do to protect themselves?
This post is part of a series for National Consumer Protection Week Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in student loan debt. That's more than we owe...
So, how do I submit a complaint?
This post is part of a series for National Consumer Protection Week We began taking credit card complaints in July 2011, and we now can help with complaints...
Student debt and schools
Many communities face shortages of teachers in areas of critical need, including science and math. These teacher shortages are felt most acutely in rural...
Student debt and health care
We need your input to help student loan borrowers experiencing distress and default. Learn more about this project and how you can contribute ideas. We want...
Help stop the student debt domino effect
Today, we announced that we're gathering information to come up with a plan to address the challenges many struggling borrowers face to find a more...