NATIONAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAMS INC

General higher education financing and, specifically, federal and private student loan policy; loan servicing; loan collections; income-driven repayment plans; financial wellness and college access and success programs; reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and subsequent packages to address the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of COVID-19 on federal and private student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of Educations implementation of Dear Colleague Letter 21-03 and Operation Fresh Start regarding defaulted borrowers with loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), and the U.S. Department of Educations implementation of a federal student loan forgiveness plan through the negotiated rulemaking process; budget and appropriations issues relating to higher education, including the Department of Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Years 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (Labor/HHS/Education portion); implementation of the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act; implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (PL 111-152); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities relating to private education loans, loan servicing, and debt collections; implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203) and amendments thereto made by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 115-174); implementation of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (restriction on contacting student loan borrowers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)); and tax-exempt financing of private activity bonds for education loans.