Disability
Under the Higher Education Act, individuals who are totally and permanently disabled ("TPD") are eligible to have their federal student loans forgiven. Many eligible borrowers have not been granted the relief they deserve.
AFT and Student Defense Sue DeVos for Breaking Federal Law to Help Predatory For-Profit Colleges
The American Federation of Teachers and Student Defense sued over the Trump administration’s illegal repeal of protections for students at for-profit and career college programs.
Borrower Defense
The Borrower Defense rule is a federal regulation establishing that student loan borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness of the federal student loans used to attend a school, if that school misled them or engaged in other illegal conduct.