Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 506: Exploring the Increase in Law School Applications (w/Anna Ivey)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0: Leveraging Opportunities Employees Want Most
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
State AG Pulse | Action By MN AG Ellison Could Ripple Through Debt Servicing Industry
The Labor Law Insider: Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Cases Challenging Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Observations and Predictions
Two Federal Courts Deal Blow to Biden Administration’s Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program: A Close Look at the Decisions
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 361: Student Loan Repayment (w/Derek Brainard of AccessLex Institute)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 336: How to Decide Which Law School Offer to Accept
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
VIDEO: Top 10 COVID-19 Tips for Employers: Cares Act Tax Provisions Edition
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Student Loan Benefits
Dean: Law Schools Use Merit Scholarships To Boost Rankings
The 401(k) world has long been a place where innovation comes with a compliance manual and where “benefits” are often tied up in strings long before they reach employees. But sometimes, a change comes along that feels like a...more
The FTC has recently taken action against two student loan debt relief companies and their owners....more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
The CFPB has taken action to permanently ban Student Loan Pro and its owner, Judith Noh, from offering consumer financial products or services....more
On October 11, 2024, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (department) final regulations (rule) under the California Consumer Financial...more
On September 17, the California DFPI announced enforcement actions against three companies for allegedly making false representations regarding student loan debt relief and charging fees for providing student loan debt relief...more
On July 11, the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the FTC’s request for a temporary restraining order against operators of a debt relief enterprise that unlawfully charged consumers illegal...more
On May 20, 2024, the CFPB announced a settlement with a telemarketing company that offers student loan debt relief services to resolve allegations that it violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR") and the Consumer...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into proposed stipulations with a group of student loan debt relief providers to resolve allegations that the group conducted deceptive marketing and sales practices in...more
With federal student loans approaching $1.7 trillion, private student loans approaching $129 billion, strident consumer group advocacy, and national elections on the horizon, student loan origination and servicing continues...more
The White House recently announced that approximately 813,000 borrowers whose accounts were adjusted in August 2023 will receive an email from President Biden that their loans are being forgiven. This is based on the U.S....more
Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) refers to the administrative process by which borrowers apply to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to have their federal Direct Loans discharged based on allegations of school...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Minnesota AG Investigates Student Loan Debt Relief...more
The burden of student loan debt is an ever-present challenge for our former post-high school students. As you probably know, President Biden had proposed a student debt forgiveness plan that was projected to relieve as much...more
Following the Supreme Court’s June 30, 2023 ruling determining that the Biden-Harris administration did not have authority to carry out its student debt forgiveness plan, the administration released a fact sheet detailing new...more
On June 30, in Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s student loan relief plan in a 6-3 decision. The plan, which was estimated to impact more than $430 billion of student loan...more
Today, in the last day of the 2022-2023 term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions: Department of Education v. Brown, No. 22-535; Biden v. Nebraska, No. 22-506: These cases addressed suits...more
On May 8, the FTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently issued temporary restraining orders (TROs) against two student loan debt relief companies that allegedly tricked...more
On February 28, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced a settlement with an unlicensed student debt relief company and its owner. ...more
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Biden administration’s effort to cancel $400 billion in student debt. The litigation was initiated by a group of six right-leaning...more
On February 13, a coalition of state attorneys general led by California and Massachusetts submitted a letter in support of the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposed changes to income-driven repayment plans (IDR) for...more
On January 11, a coalition of 22 state attorneys general from Massachusetts, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District Of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New...more
On January 10, the Department of Education (DOE) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to reduce the cost of federal student loan payments. ...more