Financial Services & Consumer · Policy Lab
Student Loan Securitization
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Possible public intervention
Gainful employment rule enforcement. For-profit institution accountability. Income-driven repayment reform. Bankruptcy discharge reform.
Institutions to examine
- Department of Education
- CFPB
- SEC
Institution abbreviations
- SEC
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- CFPB
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- HELP
- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Existing frameworks and precedents
- Gainful Employment Rule
- Borrower Defense to Repayment
- SAVE Plan
Open policy gap
For-profit sector: 10% of enrollment, 50% of defaults. Non-dischargeability creates moral hazard for originators.
Legislative and policy forums
- HELP
- Education & Labor
- Banking
- N/A
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