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Statement From The Project on Predatory Student Lending On Senator Warren’s Plan For Student Debt Cancellation | Press Release
Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her plan to “cancel student debt on day one” of a Warren presidency, citing a Project on Predatory Student Lending legal analysis which outlines the President’s legal authority to direct the Secretary of Education to cancel student loan debt.
STATEMENT: “This hearing has made clear once again that Secretary DeVos won’t let the law get in the way of her agenda against students” | Press Release
Secretary DeVos made her point very clear in today’s hearing: she does not believe that cheated borrowers are legally entitled to relief.
Breaking: Secretary DeVos Denies Students’ Rights to Full Debt Cancellation | Press Release
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced that she will deny full student loan cancellation to student borrowers who were cheated by their colleges and applied to have their federal loans cancelled.
New Data Reveals DeVos Illegally Collected From Additional 17,258 Corinthian Students | Press Release
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos revealed that an additional 17,258 student borrowers were illegally collected upon by her Department in direct violation of a court order, more than quadruple the number she had previously disclosed in October.
Project Praises Senator Durbin’s Proposal to Overturn Secretary DeVos’ Borrower Defense Rule| Press Release
Senator Dick Durbin criticized Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ rewritten borrower defense rule and urged his Senate colleagues to support his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval when it comes to the Senate floor for a vote.
Project on Predatory Student Lending’s Toby Merrill Named to TIME 100 Next | Press Release
TIME named Toby Merrill, founder and Director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending, to the first-ever TIME 100 Next, a new expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the world. The list highlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and activism, and more.
DeVos Held In Contempt For Illegal Collection of Student Debts | Press Release
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been held in civil contempt and sanctioned for her illegal collection of student loan debts, a federal judge ruled today.
Former MA Corinthian Students Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing Attorney General’s Application to Cancel Their Loans | Press Release
Corinthian students file lawsuit to force the U.S. Department of Education to follow the law, grant the AG’s group discharge and stop illegal collections on fraudulent student loans
UPDATE: Judge “extremely disturbed” by DeVos’ illegal court violation “16,000 times” | Press Release
At today’s hearing, Judge Sallie Kim lifted the stay in the class action lawsuit on behalf Corinthian College borrowers and promised to rule on whether the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos will be held in contempt and face sanctions.