Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum July 27, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education has not approved any borrower defense applications since the beginning of the Trump administration, a department official told Democratic senators this month. Borrower defense to repayment, until …
The Seattle Times Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case Originally published June 30, 2017 at 5:00 am Updated June 29, 2017 at 8:52 pm Attorney General Bob Ferguson is joining attorneys general in nine other states to fight …
Inside Higher Ed Few Solutions for Defrauded Borrowers Student advocates say Education Department’s slow processing of borrower-defense claims and blocking of ban on mandatory arbitration put defrauded borrowers in a bind. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos …
POLITICO Battle brewing over DeVos’ delay of ‘borrower defense’ rules By MICHAEL STRATFORD 06/20/2017 10:00 AM EDT Updated 06/20/2017 09:16 AM EDT With help from Kimberly Hefling and Benjamin Wermund BATTLE BREWING OVER DEVOS’ DELAY OF ‘BORROWER DEFENSE’ RULES: The …
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum June 16, 2017 Two former students of an Education Management Corporation-owned for-profit college have filed suit to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit challenging borrower-defense regulations. The Department of Education cited the lawsuit, which was …
US Department of Education Secretary DeVos Announces Regulatory Reset to Protect Students, Taxpayers, Higher Ed Institutions JUNE 14, 2017 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Negotiated rulemaking committees to convene on Borrower Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment to improve …