WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a 74-page report in November 2024 entitled "Annual Report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman." Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Table of contents ... 1 Executive Summary ... 3 1 Barriers to Federal Student Loan Repayment ... 8 1.1 Federal student loan population overview ... 8 1.2 Servicing errors ... 10 1.3 Communication errors ... 25 1.4 Doom loop ... 32 2 Federal Student Loan Program Background ... 34  more ST