DCWP Op-Eds and Blog Posts
Read op-ed via amNY, "When it comes to navigating public service loan forgiveness, even an NYC Commissioner needs a financial counselor" By Vilda Vera Mayuga, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner (06/14/23)
Read blog post via Medium, "Black Borrower’s Blueprint to Reducing Student Loan Debt" By Melissa Barosy, former Press Secretary for the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (02/24/21)
Read blog post via Medium, "Be Real about Student Loans: 5 Tips Every New Graduate Needs" By Amelia Josephson, Office of Financial Empowerment at the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (05/20/19)
Read op-ed via The Hill, "Is student loan debt the next financial crisis?" By Lorelei Salas, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs (04/02/18)
Read blog post via Medium, "Three Unexpected Ways Defaulting on Your Student Loans Impacts Your Long-Term Credit" By Lorelei Salas, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs (04/25/18)
2025 Press Releases
2024 Press Releases
CFPB Report Details Student Borrower Harms from Servicing Failures and Program Disruptions (11/15/24)
CFPB Survey Reveals Impacts of Student Loan Debt Relief and Repayment Challenges (11/13/24)
CFPB Report Highlights Challenges Facing Servicemembers and Veterans with Student Loans (09/24/24)
CFPB Takes Action Against Western Benefits for Swindling Student Loan Borrowers (05/20/24)
FTC Action Leads to Industry Ban for Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (04/16/24)
CFPB to distribute more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by student loan debt-relief business (02/15/24)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $4.9 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief (01/19/24)
Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are Trapped in Long-Term Defaults (01/17/24)
Biden-Harris Administration to Shorten Path to Debt Cancellation for Some SAVE Borrowers (01/11/24)
CFPB Report Identifies Challenges Faced by Borrowers in Resumption of Student Loan Payments (01/05/24)
2023 Press Releases
CFPB Report Finds Many College-Sponsored Financial Products Charge High and Unusual Fees (12/19/23)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Billion in Additional Student Debt Relief (12/06/23)
Biden-Harris Administration Prepares for Third Student Debt Relief Negotiation Session (12/04/23)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly 5.5 Million Borrowers Are Enrolled in the SAVE Plan (11/08/23)
Biden-Harris Administration Continues Efforts to Provide Debt Relief for More Student Loan Borrowers (10/30/23)
Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $9 Billion in Student Debt Relief (10/04/23)
CFPB Report Finds College Tuition Payment Plans Can Put Student Borrowers at Risk (09/14/23)
100 Groups Join “SAVE on Student Debt” Outreach Campaign, Reaching More Than 18 Million Americans (09/12/23)
FTC Stops Scammers Charged with Preying on Students Seeking Debt Relief (08/21/23)
FTC Sends More than $3.3 Million to Consumers Harmed by Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (06/14/23)
FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes that it Says Bilked Students Out of Millions (05/08/23)
CFPB Heightens Scrutiny of Unlawful Collection of Payments on Discharged Student Loans (03/16/23)
CFPB Uncovers Illegal Junk Fees on Bank Accounts, Mortgages, and Student and Auto Loans (03/08/23)
Secretary Cardona Statement Following Supreme Court Oral Arguments (02/28/23)
FTC Finalizes Order with Ed Tech Provider Chegg for Lax Security that Exposed Student Data (01/27/23)
Statement by Secretary Cardona in Response to Filing of Student Debt Relief Amicus Briefs (01/11/23)
2022 Press Releases
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most (08/24/22)
Federal Trade Commission Sends More than $2 Million to Students Harmed by Debt Relief Scam (06/22/22)
CFPB Seeks Ban Against Operator of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Reboot (06/09/22)
CFPB Orders Scam’s Ringleaders to Pay More Than $8 Million to Consumers and Student Loan Borrowers (05/11/22)
Attorney General James Calls for Full Cancelation of Federal Student Loan Debt (05/04/22)
CFPB Obtains Ban Against Debt Relief CEO Daniel Crenshaw (04/29/22)
Department of Education Announces Actions to Fix Longstanding Failures in the Student Loan Programs (04/19/22)
Statement by President Biden Extending the Pause on Student Loan Repayment Through August 31st, 2022 (04/06/22)
CFPB Sanctions Edfinancial for Lying about Student Loan Cancellation (03/30/22)
Mayor Adams Delivers $20 Million in Debt Relief to Former Berkeley College Students (03/02/22)
Remaining Defendants Banned from Providing Student Loan Debt Relief Services in Settlements with FTC (01/26/22)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Examine Colleges’ In-House Lending Practices (01/20/22)
Attorney General James Secures $1.85 Billion From Deceptive Student Loan Servicer Navient (01/13/22)
2018 - 2021 Press Releases
Statement by President Joe Biden Extending the Pause on Student Loan Repayment an Additional 90 Days (12/22/21)
Student Loans Negatively Affect Life Decisions for Half of New York City Borrowers (12/17/21)
U.S. Department of Education to Establish an Enforcement Office Within Federal Student Aid (10/08/21)
Fact Sheet: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Overhaul (10/06/21)
FTC Targets False Claims by For-Profit Colleges (10/06/21)
FTC Charges Two Florida-based Companies with Helping Student Debt Relief Scammers (07/12/21)
FTC Sends Checks to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme (06/25/21)
FTC Sends Refunds to People who Lost Money to Student Loan, Mortgage Debt Relief Scheme (06/24/21)
FTC Sending More than $147,000 in Refunds to People Affected by Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (05/19/21)
FTC Sends More than $273,500 in Refunds to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme (05/05/21)
FTC Sends Nearly $50 Million in Refunds to University of Phoenix Students (03/24/21)
Student Loan Debt Relief Scammer Brandon Frere Agrees to Settle FTC Charges (11/19/20)
Operators of Student Debt Relief Scheme Agree to Pay at Least $835,000 to Settle FTC Allegations (09/09/20)
Court Rules in FTC’s Favor Against Student Debt Relief Scammers (07/20/20)
FTC Sends More than $1 Million in Refunds to Victims of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (07/09/20)
FTC Returns More than $3.1 Million to Victims of Student Loan Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme (03/26/20)
Three Defendants in Student Debt Relief Scheme Banned from Selling Debt Relief and Telemarketing (03/10/20)
FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Allegedly Bilked Consumers out of Millions (11/12/19)
FTC Sends More Than $5.4 Million to People Who Paid for Worthless Student Loan Debt Relief (09/20/19)
FTC Names Additional Defendant in Student Loan Debt Relief Case (09/03/19)
Additional Defendants in Student Debt Relief Schemes Agree to Settle FTC Charges (07/31/19)
FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme, Charges Operators with Misleading Consumers (07/11/19)
Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Liable for $11 Million in Settlement of FTC Charges (05/30/19)
FTC Seeks to Add New Defendants in Student Debt Relief Case (02/07/19)
This page was updated on 07/2025.