Education

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is broken — let’s fix it

Congress created the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in 2007 to provide public service workers with student debt relief in exchange for a decade of service […]

MECEP

Posted September 1, 2021

Tags Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Protections for private student loan borrowers protect seniors and people with disabilities

In 2019, Maine led the nation by passing the Student Loan Bill of Rights (SLBOR) to address the predatory loan servicing practices that are exacerbating Maine’s student […]

MECEP

Posted May 18, 2021

Tags Consumer Protection, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

COVID compounds Maine’s education debt crisis. The time to act is now.

MECEP economic policy analyst James Myall contributed to this blog post. There was a student loan crisis before the pandemic, now it is even worse. Despite gains in recent […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 9, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

Thanks to federal forbearance on student loan payments during the pandemic, Maine has an opportunity to make college more affordable this year for students with low incomes by […]

Jody Harris

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Jody Harris, the associate director of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, said that cancelling debt could be particularly important for borrowers facing financial distress, who may be at […]

Maine Public

Posted January 20, 2021

Tags Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt

Maine’s Economy

Facing income crunch from coronavirus, debt-burdened Americans need relief now

As tens of thousands of Mainers face lays offs and unemployment, two things will happen: With no earnings coming in, they will default on their loans and […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 7, 2020

Tags Consumer Protection, Coronavirus, Student Debt

Education

Student debt collection reform, for-profit college rules top wins for Maine consumers this year

While President Donald Trump’s administration continues its efforts to systemically roll back consumer protections, Maine has made moves to protect residents and ward off financial predators. Maine’s […]

Jody Harris

Posted July 17, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

“This bill will prevent giant financial corporations from padding their bottom lines by preying on Mainers who just want to responsibly pay down their student debt,” Maine […]

Beacon

Posted June 11, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

STATEMENT: Student Loan Bill of Rights will protect Mainers from predatory Wall Street corporations

CONTACT Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org 207-620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — Jody Harris, associate director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, released the following statement following the Legislature’s enactment Monday […]

Posted June 10, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

Jody Harris: Maine needs a student loan bill of rights

Escalating college debt and rising rates of student loan defaults threaten to derail the benefits of higher education for Maine’s families and our economy. Money that normally would […]

Sun Journal

Posted May 26, 2019

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is broken — let’s fix it

Protections for private student loan borrowers protect seniors and people with disabilities

COVID compounds Maine’s education debt crisis. The time to act is now.

One easy way for Maine to increase grants for college students with low incomes this year

A Third Of Maine Student Loan Borrowers Could Have Their Debt Eliminated Under Plan Floated By Biden

Facing income crunch from coronavirus, debt-burdened Americans need relief now

Student debt collection reform, for-profit college rules top wins for Maine consumers this year

‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’ will protect Maine students from predatory lenders

STATEMENT: Student Loan Bill of Rights will protect Mainers from predatory Wall Street corporations

Jody Harris: Maine needs a student loan bill of rights