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STATEMENT from PPSL on President Trump's Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education
President Trump issued an executive order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to begin the process of dismantling the US Department of Education. The Project on Predatory Student Lending, the leading nonprofit legal organization representing borrowers defrauded by predatory colleges, issued the following statement.
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‘“I hate to think about what it means going forward for other lenders, and also for Navient itself, if they feel like all of a sudden they aren’t accountable to their legal obligations,” said Eileen Connor, president and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending.”
STATEMENT from the Project on Predatory Student Lending: In response to the U.S. Senate vote to confirm Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education. The Project on Predatory Student Lending, the leading nonprofit legal organization representing borrowers defrauded by predatory colleges, issued the following statement.
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“The servicer let some borrowers off the hook after a 2022 settlement — but not Amanda Luciano and others who faithfully made their loan payments.”
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STATEMENT from the Project on Predatory Student Lending: What We’re Watching for in Linda McMahon’s Confirmation Hearing
The Project on Predatory Student Lending will be watching Linda McMahon’s Senate confirmation hearing to learn how the nominee views critical oversight and regulations that protect borrowers and prevent predatory institutions from abusing the federal student loan system.
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‘“It’s so draconian,” Connor said of proposals to limit or repeal borrower defense. “It would put student-loan borrowers in a worse place than any other kind of borrower, and it’s such an odd thing to do in the context of a lending program that is both meant to facilitate an educated workforce and populace, but also where the loans are the device of access that we’ve settled on.”’
STATEMENT from the Project on Predatory Student Lending on ED’s “Dear Colleague” Letter on Online Program Manager Guidance
PPSL issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter to institutions of higher education, outlining guidance and a warning about institutions’ responsibility to prevent misrepresentations by their Online Program Managers.
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“Project on Predatory Student Lending is helping represent the students in the lawsuit against the University of Southern California. In a statement Thursday, PPSL President and Executive Director Eileen Connor said she hoped the Trump administration would take the letter’s concerns seriously.”
STATEMENT from the Project on Predatory Student Lending on Ashford Group Borrower Defense Discharges
PPSL issued the following statement on President Biden’s announcement today that the Biden-Harris administration will approve a group borrower defense discharge for students who attended the for-profit college Ashford University, totaling $4.5 billion for 261,000 Ashford borrowers.