5788A3891D950CC38725839A0077B03B Hearing Summary

Senators Fenberg and Winter, co-sponsors, presented Senate Bill 19-002 which concerns the regulation of student education loan servicers. The co-sponsors distributed and explained strike below amendment L.001 (Attachment A).

The co-sponsors answered questions from the committee.

The following people testified on the bill:

Zoey DeWolf, representing the Colorado Bankers Association, spoke in support of the bill as amended.

Charley Olena, representing New Era Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.  

Nikolai Frant, representing the Colorado Attorney General's Office, spoke in support of the bill as amended.

Karen Cody-Hopkins, representing herself as an attorney, spoke in support of the bill. She distributed her written testimony to the committee (Attachment B).

A copy of the written testimony from Ellen Harnick, Western Office Director for the Center for Responsible Lending, was distributed to the committee (Attachment C).

Jamie Simpson, representing the American Federation of Teachers Colorado, spoke in support of the bill.

Amanda Valenta, representing the Bell Policy Center, spoke in support of the bill.

Christina Postolowski, representing Young Invincibles, spoke in support of the bill.

Ruben Gallegos, representing the Colorado Fiscal Institute, spoke in support of the bill.  

Mary Marchun, representing the Independent Bankers of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill as amended.

Danielle Grimm, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Gabrielle Healy, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Dylan Robinson-Ruet, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.

Jo Sagrillo, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.

Liz Escobedo, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.

Anna Lee, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.