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Corinthian Students Will Only See Partial Loan Relief | Associated Press
The Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools, the Associated Press has learned.
The 'Morally Suspect' Way the Government Collects Student Loans | MarketWatch
Three to four nights per week Denise Miner leaves the apartment she shares with her three adult children and one grandchild and spends an hour commuting to Long Island to cook, clean and perform other tasks for members of someone else’s family.
Offset of Tax Refund to Pay Student Loan Debt | Procedurally Taxing
As we head into tax season, many former students face the possibility that the IRS may take their tax refunds to offset defaulted student loans. Project Director Toby Merrill and attorney Alec Harris wrote this blog to help folks who may be facing this possibility.
On ITT and the Education Department, No More Excuses [Op-Ed] | The Washington Post
For years, predatory for-profit colleges have exploited the promise of higher education, cheating students and leaving them in mountains of debt they never should have had. Making it worse, the industry has been enabled by a Department of Education that has made excuse after excuse about why it can not step in to help students.
Students from Defunct ITT Tech Get a Shot at Claiming School’s Remaining Assets | The Washington Post
A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday allowing former students at ITT Technical Institute to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings of its parent company, giving them a shot at the remaining assets of one of the nation’s largest for-profit college operators.
Bankruptcy Court Settlement Could Bring Relief to Some ITT Students | The Boston Globe
Thousands of students nationwide who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute would have nearly $600 million in loans canceled under a proposed court settlement, a significant win for consumers in Massachusetts and elsewhere who have long claimed that the for-profit chain defrauded them out of money and an education.
Duped into Paying for Worthless Degrees, these Former For-Profit College Students Could Get Their Money Back | MarketWatch
Former students of a for-profit college who say they were duped into paying for worthless degrees could get some of their money back, thanks to a recent motion in the now-defunct school’s bankruptcy case.
Students Defrauded By For-Profits May Not Get Full Relief | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students who were defrauded by the for-profit Corinthian Colleges may not get their loans forgiven entirely, the Education Department announced Wednesday, in a reversal of the Obama administration policy of wiping out the debt.
Student-Loan Borrowers Await Debt Relief | Time
When Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institutes collapsed in 2015 and 2016, respectively, after allegations of fraud and misleading marketing, it seemed like a moment of reckoning for the for-profit college industry.
25,000 Borrowers in Limbo as Trump Administration Puts a Freeze on Student Loan-Relief Claims | Market Watch
The Trump administration has paused processing claims to help borrowers who say they’ve been duped by their schools.