Stand Up for Borrower Defense

Borrower Defense to Repayment is a program that allows federal student loan borrowers to have their loans forgiven if their school misled them or engaged in misconduct. This program is critical to protecting students and taxpayer dollars and must be preserved.

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What is Borrower Defense?

FSA: Apply for Borrower Defense Loan Discharge
NAICU: Borrower Defense Issue Brief
NASFAA: Borrower Defense Web Center
NerdWallet: How Borrower Defense to Repayment Works
New America: The Ins and Outs of the Borrower Defense Rule
PPSL: What is Borrower Defense?
TICAS: What to Know About the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule

Resources on Borrower Defense

AFL: Borrower Defense Toolkit
FSA: Borrower Defense to Repayment Loan Forgiveness Data
PPSL: FAQs for the Sweet v McMahon Settlement
PPSL: Borrower Defense Resource Toolkit
PPSL: Borrower Defense FAQs
PPSL: Hear the Impact from Borrowers
PPSL: Student Loan Cases
PPSL & TICAS: Separating Myths from Facts
Third Way: Interviews with Influencers: Toby Merrill & Eileen Conner
Third Way: Reversing Betsy DeVos' Borrower Defense Rule
Third Way: Trump's Red State Higher Ed Dilemma