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ABI Journal

Representatives

To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify venue requirements relating to bankruptcy proceedings.

To authorize an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and to convert to permanent status the temporary office of bankruptcy judge for the district of Puerto Rico.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans, and for other purposes.

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To provide for the discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor, and for other purposes.

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to terminate capitalization of interest after forbearance and certain deferment periods.

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To improve service to students and other participants in the Federal student financial assistance programs, to establish the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman, and for other purposes.

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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to remove adverse information for certain defaulted or delinquent private education loan borrowers who demonstrate a history of loan repayment, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting act to restore the impaired credit of victims of predatory activities and unfair consumer reporting practices, to expand access to tools to protect vulnerable consumers from identity theft, fraud, or a related crime, and protect victims from further harm, and for other purposes.

To establish a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to establish clear Federal oversight of the development of credit scoring models by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.