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Statement on College Board Trends Report
The Institute for College Access & Success - October 20, 2009The College Board's "Trends in Student Aid" and "Trends in College Pricing" shed important light on how students pay for college and the role of student loans. Lauren Asher comments on the expected...
900,000 Students Blocked from Federal Student Loans
October 7, 2009Today we released a new report, Getting with the Program: Community College Students Need Access to Federal Loans, which finds that nearly one in 10 community college students in the U.S. can't get...
Borrowers with Private Student Loans Blocked from Bankruptcy Relief
The Project on Student Debt - September 21, 2009On September 23, the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held the first ever hearing on private student loans and bankruptcy. Lauren Asher testified as an...
Statement on House Passage of Landmark Higher Education Bill
The Institute for College Access & Success - September 17, 2009Statement of Lauren Asher on passage of H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.
Statement of Lauren Asher on House Education Bill
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 15, 2009Lauren Asher, president of the Institute and the Project on Student Debt, praises landmark legislation for federal student aid and highlights important facts.
New Federal Income-Based Repayment Plan Goes Into Effect July 1
The Project on Student Debt - June 30, 2009Income-Based Repayment (IBR), a new federal program that caps monthly student loan payments based on a borrower’s income and family size, goes into effect on July 1. The application for this...
FAFSA Simplification Plan Will Make It Easier for Students to Get College Aid
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 24, 2009With students and families more worried than ever about how to pay for college, the Obama Administration’s actions to simplify the financial aid process couldn’t have come at a better time....
Lauren Asher Named President of the Institute for College Access & Success
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 24, 2009The board of directors of The Institute for College Access & Success has named Lauren Asher president of the nonprofit policy and research organization, which is home to the Project on Student...
New Obama Reforms Should Include Private Loans
The Project on Student Debt - June 17, 2009President Obama announced a Comprehensive Plan for Regulatory Reform, including stronger oversight and consumer protections in credit, savings, and payment markets. This statement from Lauren...
New Income-Based Repayment of Federal Student Loans Starts July 1
The Project on Student Debt - June 11, 2009A major new student loan repayment option, Income-Based Repayment, will become available for the first time on July 1, providing much-needed financial relief for hundreds of thousands of federal...
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