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SB 165

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Action to Collect a Private Education Loan – Required Documents

Sponsor: Ron Watson (District 23)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting private education lenders and private education loan collectors from initiating a certain action unless the private education lenders or private education loan collectors possess and enter into evidence certain documents; requiring a private education loan collector to provide certain information to a student loan borrower in a certain manner and on the request of the borrower; authorizing a person that suffers damage from a creditor's failure to comply with the Act to bring an action against the creditor; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMcKinney, RobinlobbyistCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDPosition only
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistCornerstone Government AffairsPosition only
FAVBerkman-Breen, WinstonStudent Borrower Protection CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVArreaza, LeoIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRiley, DeniselobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSakamoto-Wengel, StevenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Watson, Senator WatsonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLagana, MichaelKlima, Peters & Daly, P.A.Oral
UNFPeters, ScottIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVRiley, DeniseRegistered for: American Federation of Teachers - Maryland