To kick off National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2021’s top ten consumer complaints. For the second year in a row, auto sales and repairs, telecommunications and imposter scams took the top three spots.
A big part of Oregon DOJ’s consumer protection is aimed at reducing the burden on student loan borrowers. Since 2015, Oregon DOJ has secured $31.8 million in student loan cancellation through settlement with Navient, CEC, Aequitas, EDMC and The College Network. Next MONDAY, March 14th at noon PST, Attorney General Rosenblum, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) will host a live one-hour interactive webinar covering the most important student loan repayment issues. It is estimated Oregon borrowers in 2022 have more than $20.5 billion dollars in outstanding education-related debt. An estimated 85,000 Oregonians are currently behind on their student loans. Anyone who is interested can register for the free virtual event here.
“The past two years have been challenging for all of us–and National Consumer Protection Week is a reminder that our work protecting Oregonians in the marketplace continues,” said Attorney General Rosenblum. “This year alone, we’ve supported students who are amassing student debt at record rates, and we’ve secured several historic opioid crisis-related settlements…
