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DeVos Violated a Court Order to Stop Collecting on the Debts of Corinthian College Students. Now, They Want her Held in Contempt. | The Washington Post
Despite a court order barring the Education Department from collecting on the federal student loans of former Corinthian College students, the agency continued to pursue the debts. Some former students of the defunct for-profit college had their paychecks garnished. Others had their tax refunds seized by the federal government.
Students Ask Judge to Hold DeVos in Contempt Over Debt Collection | The Hill
Students from the now-defunct Corinthian College have asked a federal judge to hold Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt for pursuing their debts despite a court order prohibiting their collection, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Billionaire Betsy, Champion of Scamming Colleges Everywhere | Chicago Sun Times
At this point, we actually expect Betsy DeVos to stand in the way of student loan relief for young people who are buried under a mountain of loan debt. She clearly believes that’s part of her job as U.S. secretary of education.
Corinthian Students Seek to Hold DeVos in Contempt for Violating Court Order to Halt Loan Collection | Politico Pro
Attorneys representing a group of former Corinthian Colleges students have asked a federal judge to hold the Education Department and Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt for violating a court order to stop collecting on their federal student loans.
Backlog of student loan fraud claims tops 210K, with processing stalled | Politico Pro
The number of federal student loan borrowers who are waiting for the Education Department to make a decision on their application for loan forgiveness based on alleged fraud by their college now exceeds 200,000 borrowers, according to new federal data released today.
For-Profit Schools Target The Black Community. Here’s How You Can Avoid The Scam | BET
This article takes a deeper dive into for-profit schools and the students who have been scammed into pursuing quick-and-easy higher education. Let’s all take a minute to look at why this problem hits the Black community the hardest.
Defrauded by Colleges, Students Wait in Vain for Federal Help | Austin Statesman
In 2013, Morgan Marler decided she wanted a career in computers. At the time, the now-29-year-old was living in Arlington and looking for a job that would pay well and give her a purpose. She enrolled in ITT Technical Institute, one of the nation’s largest for-profit schools. It had been in business for 50 years and had eight campuses in Texas, a fact that reassured Marler. Counselors told her she could expect to make $60,000 with a degree in network system administration.
Raising the Bar for Loan Forgiveness | Inside Higher Ed
In her first significant act as Education Secretary more than two years ago, Betsy DeVos said she planned to overhaul an Obama administration student loan rule designed to protect borrowers defrauded by their college. Despite her efforts, the Obama borrower-defense regulations took effect last year. But on Friday DeVos capped off a two-year effort by issuing her own rule, which scales back loan forgiveness opportunities for student borrowers.
Student Loans: Betsy DeVos Rule Change Means College Students Must Fight for Loan Forgiveness | USA Today
The U.S. Department of Education issued new rules late Friday could make it more difficult for students to get federal loan forgiveness if they attended colleges that close suddenly. The rules, which have been known as "borrower defense," have been the subject of controversy for much of Betsy DeVos’ turn as education secretary.
DeVos Tightens Rules for Forgiving Student Loans | Politico
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday finalized rules that make it more difficult for federal student loan borrowers to cancel their debt on the grounds that their college defrauded them, scaling back an Obama-era policy aimed at abuses by for-profit colleges.