Lawyers’ Committee, CRL, and NSLDN File Brief to Contest Student Loan Servicer’s Lawsuit that Seeks to Bar D.C. From Passing Laws Providing Critical Consumer Protections for Student Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday September 10, 2018, the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), and the National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) filed a brief in the D.C. District Court to advocate on behalf of D.C. in a lawsuit challenging the District’s right to pass laws that better protect residents against the problematic practices of servicing companies that manage student loan repayment. The brief filed in Student Loan Servicing Alliance v. Taylor, et al. urges the court to reject the plaintiff loan