Washington, D.C. — Today, Student Defense and Democracy Forward filed a class-action lawsuit against Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for their departments’ illegal seizures of thousands...
Student Defense and the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), with the support of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense Vice President and Chief Counsel Dan Zibel issued a statement regarding today’s unanimous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in...
Here's what student borrowers need to know about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
By Cory Turner The U.S. Department of Education must act to help thousands of student loan borrowers who have severe disabilities; that's the message of two letters sent Tuesday to...
Institutions of higher education receive nearly $100 billion in state and local funding each year. Given the enormity of this public investment at the state and local levels, not to mention...
Illegal Delays in Payments Put Vulnerable Students in Financial Distress DES MOINES – Student Defense and Wandro & Associates, P.C., on behalf of a class of current and former students, today...
Student Defense and Partner Organizations Call on Secretary DeVos to Provide Automatic Total and Permanent Disability Loan Discharges to Borrowers she has Already Identified as Eligible WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense...