Attorneys general for 48 states and the District of Columbia settled potential consumer fraud claims against a for-profit college in a deal that includes $493.7 million in debt forgiveness for nearly 180,000 former students nationwide.
Read moreDespite a court order voiding efforts to delay Obama-era student borrower protections, the U.S. government continues to collect money from borrowers who are entitled to automatic debt relief, a consumer advocacy group claims in a new lawsuit.
Read moreA federal judge paved the way Tuesday for an Obama-era rule to take effect that helps protect students defrauded by for-profit colleges from predatory lending practices get their loans forgiven.
Read moreMore than 100,000 students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges can team up to sue Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for rolling back Obama-era rules that provided full debt forgiveness, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreThe Education Department said Friday it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven.
Read moreA federal judge blocked the Education Department on Monday from dismantling an Obama-era regulation intended to protect student-loan borrowers from predatory lending practices.
Read moreDemocratic attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia have won a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges.
Read moreCalifornia has secured $67 million in private loan debt relief for students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges, but many others still owe millions in federal loans under a Trump administration policy.
Read moreEducation Secretary Besty Devos need not provide full debt relief to more than 60,000 defrauded students, but she must stop collecting on their loans, a federal judge said in court Monday.
Read moreMassachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has asked a judge to bar the for-profit nursing school Medical Professional Institute from future operations, noting that its shutdown in 2016 on the heels of state action left dozens of students in the lurch.
Read moreA Justice Department lawyer on Monday defended cutting loan debt relief for some 100,000 students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges, arguing the Department of Education never promised to wipe out all of their debt.
Read moreDespite DeVry University’s $49 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over false advertising, a federal judge ruled Monday that DeVry graduates cannot sue the for-profit college for falsely claiming 90 percent of its graduates found a job in their chosen field six months after graduation.
Read moreThe Education Department’s plan to provide only partial relief to some students defrauded by for-profit colleges could reduce overall payments by about 60 percent, according to a preliminary analysis obtained by The Associated Press.
Read moreEducation experts are voicing alarm over a new debt-relief plan for students defrauded by for-profit colleges. Billed as a fair compromise for borrowers and lenders, the new tiered system unveiled five days before Christmas is a deliberate departure from the original iteration.
Read moreThree states brought a federal complaint Thursday against the government for enforcing debt collection against students who were defrauded by a defunct chain of for-profit colleges.
Read moreAccusing a major for-profit college of stealing the “American Dream from its students,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday sued Ashford University on claims of fraud and false advertising.
Read moreThe government’s abandonment of disclosure requirements for for-profit colleges spurred a federal complaint Tuesday by 18 Democratic attorneys general.
Read moreTens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Read moreAlmost 13,000 students who enrolled in the now-defunct for-profit college Corinthian will receive a total of $51 million in debt relief, California’s attorney general said.
Read moreTrying to keep afloat the new debt-relief system tailored to defrauded college students, 19 states slapped Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with a federal complaint Thursday.
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