Today, I joined the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon to announce a report about the servicing obstacles that servicemembers face in paying off student loan debt. The report, “The Next Front? Student Loan Servicing and the Cost to Our Men and Women in Uniform,” shows that servicemembers are having a hard time accessing the [...]
Author archive: Holly Petraeus
Remarks by Hollister K. Petraeus at the Department of Defense Worldwide Education Symposium
Remarks by Hollister K. Petraeus Assistant Director for Servicemember Affairs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Higher Ed Day DoD Worldwide Education Symposium 2012 July 25, 2012 Good morning, everyone! I’d like to thank Carolyn Baker, both for the introduction and for her part in my being invited to come here today and speak to you. It’s [...]
Prepared remarks by Holly Petraeus at the Attorneys General Announcement on GI Bill Lead Generators Press Conference
Prepared Remarks by Holly Petraeus Assistant Director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Attorneys General Announcement on GI Bill Lead Generators Press Conference Washington, D.C. June 27, 2012 I’d like to start by thanking Attorney General Conway for his leadership on this issue, as well as Generals Madigan and Biden and [...]
Written testimony of Holly Petraeus before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Written Testimony of Hollister K. Petraeus Assistant Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Servicemember Affairs Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Washington, D.C. June 26, 2012 Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Shelby, and distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the Office [...]
Help for military homeowners
In my role at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I have talked to military families across the United States, including those at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach. The No. 1 topic they’ve raised with me is the decline in home values and the frightening prospect that – if their home is underwater [...]
Prepared remarks by Holly Petraeus at Military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) guidance for mortgage servicers press conference
Prepared Remarks by Holly Petraeus Assistant Director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Guidance for Mortgage Servicers Press Conference Washington, D.C. June 21, 2012 Good morning and thank you for coming. I’m Holly Petraeus, Assistant Director for Servicemember Affairs here at the Consumer Financial Protection [...]