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Court Ruling Clears The Way For 2016 Borrower Defense Rule To Take Effect | Press Release
Students have succeeded in pushing back against efforts by the Department of Education and the for-profit college industry to halt the 2016 borrower defense rule—a set of regulations intended to protect student loan borrowers from predatory schools.
Judge Unblocks Obama Rule on Student Debt Relief After Delays by DeVos | CNN
An Obama-era rule designed to help students cheated by for-profit colleges get relief on their education debt finally took effect Tuesday after efforts by the Trump administration to block it. A federal judge ordered immediate implementation of the rule, delayed last year by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, while a challenge from the for-profit college industry proceeds.
Court win for student loan protections delivers loss to DeVos | Politico Pro
A federal court on Tuesday cleared the way for Obama-era student loan borrower protections to take effect, handing a defeat to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after she fought for more than a year to stop the rules.
Judge Greenlights Obama-Era Rule for Scammed Students, Despite Delays by Trump Administration | MarketWatch
An Obama-era regulation aimed at providing relief for scammed student-loan borrowers takes effect Tuesday, despite efforts by the Betsy DeVos-led Department of Education to delay it. Judge Randolph Moss struck down an attempt by a group of private colleges to block the regulation, known as borrower defense, paving the way for it to take effect.
Delayed Obama-Era Rule on Student Debt Relief Is to Take Effect | New York Times
A long-delayed federal rule intended to protect student loan borrowers who were defrauded by their schools went into effect on Tuesday, after a judge rejected an industry challenge and the Education Department ended efforts to stall it any longer.
Project on Predatory Student Lending Launches #CancelCorinthian Campaign | Press Release
Thousands of former Corinthian students are eligible for debt cancellation. Attorneys General, Senators, and others are urging the Department of Education to cancel all Corinthian Debt once and for all.
Coalition Urges Loan Debt Cancellation for Former Corinthian Students | Diverse Issues in Higher Education
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts, Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey, the Debt Collective organization and others on Monday joined the Project on Predatory Student Lending to launch a public awareness campaign urging eligible students of former Corinthian Colleges to apply to have the Department of Education cancel their debts.
DeVos Will Not Seek Further Delay of Obama For-Profits Rule | Associated Press
The Education Department said Friday it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. A federal court ruled last month that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the regulation, known as borrower defense, was unlawful and that the rule should go into effect. The department had until next Tuesday to respond.
The Economic Case For Cancelling All Student Debt | Blog
At a forum at Harvard Law School, hosted by the Project on Predatory Student Lending and Freedom to Prosper, Experts highlight data showing cancelling all student debt would provide a massive boost to the economy, lasting decades.
Key Hearing Tuesday in Borrower Defense Case | Diverse Issues in Higher Education
A key court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in a case involving an industry group’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 borrower defense rule. Last month, a federal judge ruled in a related case that the department had illegally acted to delay the 2016 borrower defense rule, which incorporated critical protections for students.