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Perkins Advocacy Call to Action: Urge the Senate to Support H.R. 3594 Now! The US House of Representatives just passed H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act, on a voice vote. The bill would extend the Perkins Loan Program for one year. Perkins Loan advocates, we appreciate your support in getting us to this point,…
COHEAO Seeks Input from Congress and Department of Education—Perkins Loans Receive Automatic Extension to October 2015
November 26, 2013 Prepared by: Wes Huffman (whuffman@wpllc.net) In recent weeks, the COHEAO Washington, DC staff and members of the Board of Directors have heard reports and speculation the Perkins Loan Program is set to sunset in 2014. This would run counter to the guidance put forward by the Department of Education in a February…
CFPB Releases FDCPA Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
November 6, 2013 Prepared by: Wes Huffman (whuffman@wpllc.net) Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on regulations pertaining to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The ANPR is 114 pages long and includes some 160 questions. “Updating the legal framework to protect today’s consumers and to allow…
