• Will Student Loans and Grants be restored to the Private Sector – or at the very least will the “Federal Government Revisit its role as a Guarantor” of Private Originations? (See Project 2025, pg. 320)
• Stricter Underwriting Requirements? Federal Guarantees? Lower Tuition Costs?
• With Federal Loan Forgiveness in the rear-view mirror, will Private lenders be growing market share in Originating & Refinancing Student Loans?
• How are private lenders innovating repayment plans to address the ever-increasing burden of Student Loan Debt

Moderator:
Jack Wallace, Director, Yrefy – Phoenix, AZ

Panelists:

• Andrew Gillen, Research Fellow, Center for Educational Freedom. Cato Institute – Washington, DC
• Nikhil Mudgal, Founder & CEO, Lorien Finance – San Francisco, CA & Mumbai, IN
• Keith Shoates, President & CEO, Student Freedom Initiative – Washington, DC
• Gail Walker, Director of School Relations & Strategic Initiatives, Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA) – Warwick, RI

• Parent+ and Graduate+ Loans: Should they be Eliminated or is there a Better Way?
• How Should the Direct Loan program be changed?
• FFELP Loans: Should they be Resuscitated?
• Should there be a White House Student Loan Czar?

Panelists:

• Henry Howard, President & CEO, U. S. Education Finance Group – Miami, FL
• A. Wayne Johnson, Former COO, Federal Student Aid, Trump Department of Education (2017-2020) – Macon, GA

• With the resumption of Federal Student Loan Repayments and the end of Loan Forgiveness, how are Servicers adapting to new realities and challenges?
• Will 3rd Party Servicing & Collections organizations see an uptick in opportunities to Partner (subcontract) with Federally Approved Servicers and Collectors?
• Servicing & Collections in a diminished (post?) CFPB Environment: How will the promise of less regulation and reduced oversight affect the private servicing and collection of delinquent student loan debt?

Moderator:

Alex Ricci, President, National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) – Washington, DC

Panelists:

• Scott Buchanan, Executive Director, Student Loan Servicing Alliance – Washington, DC
• Brian Cox, VP Business Development, Goal Solutions – San Diego, CA
• Others TBA

• With the resumption of Federal Student Loan Repayments and the end of Loan Forgiveness, how are Servicers adapting to new realities and challenges?
• Will 3rd Party Servicing & Collections organizations see an uptick in opportunities to Partner (subcontract) with Federally Approved Servicers and Collectors?
• Servicing & Collections in a diminished (post?) CFPB Environment: How will the promise of less regulation and reduced oversight affect the private servicing and collection of delinquent student loan debt?

Moderator:

Alex Ricci, President, National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) – Washington, DC

Panelists:

• Scott Buchanan, Executive Director, Student Loan Servicing Alliance – Washington, DC
• Brian Cox, VP Business Development, Goal Solutions – San Diego, CA
• Others TBA