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Trump wants to sell some student loans. What if yours is one of them? | USA Today
For example, results from a 2019 analysis by McKinsey consultants to assess the value and credit profile of the Direct Loan portfolio “were not good: an estimated 45 percent of loans in the portfolio were not expected to ever be repaid,” said the Project on Predatory Student Lending, a legal organization that represents student borrowers.”
Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt | POLITICO
“Eileen Connor, executive director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, which has frequently sued the Education Department on behalf of borrowers, said she’s skeptical the administration could strike a deal that benefits both taxpayers and borrowers.
Student Borrower Town Hall: Navigating Relief, Repayment, & Your Rights
The 2025 Community Action Council hosted a Student Borrower Town Hall alongside PPSL and hundreds of borrowers from across the country to surface the real challenges facing student borrowers—covering repayment, relief, and financial impact.
Student loan debt may be tougher to pay off after passage of Trump’s big bill | The Boston Globe
The Trump administration’s stricter lending limits mean ”fewer people who are not already rich will be able to go to college, and the people who still need to get education and training that are not already rich are going to be targeted for predatory private loan projects,” said Eileen Connor, executive director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending.
Court Denies MOHELA’s Second Attempt to Dismiss Borrowers’ Lawsuit
Borrowers are suing the lender for failing to implement student loan discharges ordered by the Department of Education
CFPB Pullback Shrinks Bankrupt Student Loan Borrowers’ Options | Bloomberg Law
“The CFPB played a key role in forcing student loan servicer Navient Corp. to change how it handled certain private loan discharges, according to Eileen Connor, president of the Project on Predatory Student Lending. Lenders such as Navient often include arbitration clauses in their contracts, making it harder for borrowers to seek legal help, she said.
These Student Loan Borrowers Must Act Now, Group Warns, Or Risk Losing Access To Key Plan | Forbes
A student loan borrower legal organization is urging certain borrowers to take immediate action or they may lose access to key repayment plans and loan forgiveness paths as Congress moves forward with major legislative changes.
‘This isn’t a real school’: Online university UMass Global could be a financial liability for the state | The Boston Globe
“I think that there is something that doesn’t feel right about labeling something ‘UMass’ that is not, as far as I can tell, accountable in any way to the people of Massachusetts,” says Eileen Connor, president and executive director of the Boston-based Project on Predatory Student Lending.
CAC in Action: Standing Up for Higher Ed Reform at the Department of Education Hearing
Members of PPSL’s Community Action Council, which launched earlier this spring, are already stepping into action—and up to the microphone.
Campus Files Podcast Spotlights For-Profit Colleges and Borrower Stories
This spring, the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) joined forces with Audacy Podcasts to spotlight the real stories behind for-profit colleges on the hit show Campus Files.