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There are 11 resources  
General Information - (2)
Your student lending rights - (2)
What to do if your student lending rights have been violated - (1)
Trouble paying your student loans - (3)
More Information - (3)
  General Information
 
   Understanding Student Lending: What you should know before you borrow This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: NYS Office of Attorney General
  
   
   Understanding student loans (Separate Website)
It is essential to know exactly what type of loan you have before you can fully understand your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. Your rights and responsibilities are different depending on whether the loan is a federal or private loan. Even if you know you have a federal loan, it is important to know which program you signed up with, and which type of loan you have.
By: Student Loan Borrowing Assistance
  
   
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  Your student lending rights
 
   National Student Bill of Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Learn about the rights that students have nationwide--regardless of whether they go to school inside or outside New York State.
By: NYS Office of Attorney General
  
   
   How to Protect Your Student Lending Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This is a list of questions you should ask before accepting a student loan.
By: Office of the NYS Attorney General's Office
  
   
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  What to do if your student lending rights have been violated
 
   File a student lending complaint This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
If you feel that your National Student Bill rights have been violated complete this complaint form and send to the NYS Attorney General's Office.
By: NYS Attorney General's Office
  
   
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  Trouble paying your student loans
 
   Student Debt Repayment Assistant (Separate Website)
Do you have loans and are not sure what your options are to repay them? Use this guide to learn about all of the options and resources you have available.
By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  
   
   Default and Delinquency (Separate Website)
Learn what you can do if you find yourself unable to pay your student loans.
By: Student Loan Borrower Assistance
  
   
   Student loans and bankruptcy (Separate Website)
Student loans are not usually discharged in bankruptcy. It is difficult, but not impossible, to do so if you can show that payment of the debt ?will impose an undue hardship on you and your dependents.? Learn about tips and information on how you may be able to discharge student loans in a bankruptcy.
By: Student Loan Borrower Assistance
  
   
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  More Information
 
   Are you a victim of education discrimination? Find out how to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: United States Department of Justice

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   The Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) (Separate Website)
The Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) oversees and monitors proprietary schools in New York State, which include trade and business schools, computer training facilities, and for-profit English as a Second Language (ESL) schools. BPSS provides information to students, accepts complaints about proprietary schools, and may be able to help students obtain refunds from closed or fraudulent proprietary schools.
By: New York State Education Department - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
  
   
   English/Arabic Legal Glossary This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: Legal Glossary of Sacramento

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