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Statement About Report That Department Of Education Will Miss Key Deadline On Borrower Defense | Press Release
In a report by Bloomberg last night and a subsequent court filing, the Department of Education confirmed that it will miss a key November 1 deadline to publish final borrower defense and gainful employment regulations.
Statement About Court Decision on Illegal Borrower Defense Delays | Press Release
In another victory for student borrowers, a federal judge late Monday vacated the Department of Education’s delays of the 2016 borrower defense rule that included critical protections for student borrowers. The ruling follows last Wednesday’s decision that the Department’s delays were illegal, and Friday’s hearing on how the Department should proceed.
Court Agrees That Trump’s Education Department Unlawfully Delayed a Rule That Protects Students From Predatory Schools | Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education broke the law when it delayed a rule designed to protect students defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges and career training programs, a federal district court judge ruled late Wednesday.
California AG Calls For Department Of Education To Withdraw Its Proposed Borrower Defense Rule | Press Release
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Department of Education to withdraw its proposed Borrower Defense rule immediately and begin the public process again, citing documents released last week by the Project on Predatory Student Lending that show the Department’s proposed rule is based on a lie.
Department of Education’s Borrower Defense Includes Fundamental Lie, Documents Show | Press Release
The new Borrower Defense Rule proposed by the Department of Education last week is based on a lie, recently published documents have shown.
In Another Injustice For ITT Students, Predatory ITT Executives Get July 4 Weekend Gift While Defrauded Students Left Holding The Bag | Press Release
Late on Friday, it was announced that the SEC had settled its case against former ITT executives Kevin Modany and Daniel Fitzpatrick for cheating the company’s shareholders and operating the company for their own personal financial benefit. The settlement, reached on Friday, July 6 just before the trial was set to start today, lets them walk away with a slap on the wrist.
Judge Rebukes Department of Education For Second Time, Ordering It To Stop Collecting on Corinthian Student Loans | Press Release
A federal judge today, for the second time in just a few weeks, rebuked the Department of Education for its wrongful and illegal continued attempts to collect on the debt of students who were defrauded by the for profit Corinthian Colleges, ruling that the Department must stop collecting on the loans of tens of thousands of Corinthian students in light of the Department’s use of an illegal rule to reduce relief to borrowers by 80 percent.
Two Key Hearings Scheduled for Next Week in Corinthian and ITT Cases | Press Release
Two court hearings are scheduled for next week in key cases that assert the rights of federal student loan borrowers who were cheated by the for-profit colleges Corinthian and ITT Tech. The hearing in San Francisco on Monday, June 11 involves the Department of Education’s continued refusal to grant complete loan cancellation to former students of for-profit Corinthian Colleges.