The State of Federal Student Loans

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY sits down with Jane Fox (Staff Attorney at The Legal Aid Society) and Winston Berkman-Breen (Policy Counsel & Deputy Director of Student Advocacy at the Student Borrower Protection Center) to discuss the latest happenings with federally backed student loans, including the proposed $10k/$20k cancelation program pending before the Supreme Court, reforms to PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness), loan servicer misconduct, and resources to help borrowers.

 

Links discussed in this month's episode:

 

studentaid.gov

cancelmystudentdebt.org

https://www.edcapny.org/ 

https://studentaid.gov/feedback-ombudsman/disputes/state-ombudsman