California Federal Student Loan Debt Lawyer That Offers Free Consultation

If you are looking for a federal student loan debt lawyer in California and have questions about student loan forgiveness, make sure you find one who offers a free consultation. Never pay someone upfront for advice on getting help with federal student loan debt.  Beware of those making money off the student loan debt crisis. An …

How to Lower Navient Student Loan Debt

If you need Navient student loan debt help, then you are not alone.  According to Forbes, Navient is focused on collecting approximately $300 billion in student loan debt from 12 million borrowers.  How to lower Navient student loan debt depends on whether you have federal or private student loans, and I will explain viable options …

Student Loan Forgiveness Programs For Teachers

 “A good teacher is like a candle: it consumes itself to light the way for others” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.  It is unfortunate that student loan forgiveness for teachers is such an uphill battle. NPR wrote an in-depth piece about the struggle facing teachers with student loan debt.  Some of the distressing comments from teachers …

The New York Times is Misleading Student Loan Borrowers With The Claim that $5 Billion in Student Loan Debt May Be Wiped Away

Open Letter: Debt Relief Attorney’s Response to the July, 17, 2017 New York Times article As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away by Daniel Gamez, Debt Relief Attorney San Diego, CA – July 19, 2017 – On Monday, the New York Times wrote the article As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private …

In the Student Loan Debt Crisis, The Debt Collectors Are The Real Winners

Recently NBC San Diego interviewed me and senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Congresswoman Susan Davis, for the investigative report “Student Loan Programs to Help Borrowers Costing Taxpayers” to discuss the student loan debt crisis.  You can watch our video for this blog post below or continue reading below:   In the …

What To Do About Student Loans After Graduation

What to do About Student Loans After Graduation It’s a confusing time to know what to do about student loans after graduation.  Between reports that the federal student loan rates will jump starting July 1 and the Department of Education’s proposed budget that could make it harder to obtain and repay student loans, it’s difficult …

Inspiring Millennial Women Who Have Overcome Crushing Student Loan Debt

When I came across the article “16 Millennial Women Who Climbed Out of Student Loan Debt” by Bustle, I had to share it!  Click through to learn about some very inspiring women who have overcome crushing student loan debt.  The millennial generation has long been stereotyped as having things handed to them and living off …

Navient Gives Its 12 Million Borrowers the Middle Finger!

Despite the negative press it has received over the past several years, student loan giant Navient has essentially told its borrowers that it doesn’t have their best interests in mind because they are collectors. This revelation came out in a recent court filing in which Navient is seeking to have a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed …

New Policy On Student Loan Rehabilitation Could Escalate Already High Default Rate

The Trump administration announced on March 16 that the U.S. Department of Education is allowing lenders to charge up to 16% of the principal loan plus interest on defaulted student loans.  This policy does not apply to those who took out Federal Direct Loans with the U.S Department of Education, but does affect those who …