Student Loans
DeVos Fined $100k For Violating Judge’s Order to Stop Collecting Certain Student Loans
A federal judge in California has imposed a $100,000 fine on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after ruling she was in...
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DeVos, Ed. Dept., Sued By Mass. AG, More Corinthian Students For ‘Aggressive’ Collection Efforts
A group of 7,200 former Corinthian College students, along with the attorney general of Massachusetts filed lawsuits yesterday against Education...
Read moreDetailsJudge Declines to Hold DeVos in Contempt, But Blasts Ed. Dept. For Collecting on Prohibited Loans
A Magistrate Judge in California decided to delay a determination of whether to hold Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt...
Read moreDetailsHearing Today To Determine if DeVos Should be Held in Contempt For Violating Order To Not Collect From Corinthian College Students
A hearing is being held today to determine whether Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, should be held in contempt...
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Student Loan Forgiveness Finder Raises $10M in VC Funding
A service that aims to help individuals pay off their student loans in the most efficient way possible has raised...
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DoE Chastised For Not Making Loan Forgiveness Program ‘Borrower-Friendly’
A government watchdog had some pretty harsh words for the Department of Education and how it has chosen to implement...
Read moreDetailsCFPB Choice For Student Loan Ombudsman Definitely Not a Favorite of Consumer Groups
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the hiring of a student loan ombudsman on Friday, but the individual who was...
Read moreDetailsDems Take Big Swing At Investigating Student Loan Servicers, Ed. Dept, CFPB
The three Democrats in charge of the House Financial Services Committee, the House Education and Labor Committee, and the House...
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CFPB Reaches $60M Settlement Over For-Profit School’s Student Loan Practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has reached a $60 million settlement with the defunct lending arm of a bankrupt for-profit...
Read moreDetails‘The Daily Show’ Tackles Student Loan Debt Problem by Creating New TV Sitcom
Student loan debt is not just re-shaping the modern family, according to "The Daily Show," but it's also going to...
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