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HR 6150 114th Congress House

Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of a cosigner of the loan.

Introduced: September 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Consumer affairsConsumer creditDisability and paralysisHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 22, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 22, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a private educational lender from accelerating the repayment terms of a borrower's outstanding loan obligation upon the death or permanent, total disability of a cosigner if the borrower is in good standing.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3450 Related bill Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6150: Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6150/
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"H.R. 6150: Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6150/.
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H.R. 6150, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6150/.
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