Tag: Loan Forgiveness

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U.S. Education Department Announces Loan Forgiveness for 18,000 Cases Related to ITT

Students whose financial and academic trajectories may have been jeopardized by the abrupt 2016 closing of controversial for-profit ITT Technical Institute will be getting some relief from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced approval of 18,000 borrower defense to repayment claims for people who attended the school.

June 17, 2021

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Whistleblower Says Ed Dept Rejected Website That Eased Loan Forgiveness Process

A whistleblower has filed a complaint saying the Department of Education rejected a website that eased the process of applying for student loan forgiveness, reported U.S. News. A spokeswoman for the Education Department refuted the whistleblower’s contention. Late in May, President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded […]

June 24, 2020

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Trump Vetoes Move to Ease Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students

President Donald Trump late on Friday vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded by for-profit schools to get their student loans erased.

May 31, 2020

Students

Senators Seek Feedback to Help Student Borrowers of Color

Sen. Doug Jones D-Ala. along with Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto D-N.M., Kamala Harris D-Calif. and Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. submitted a letter to more than 100 stakeholders around the nation requesting feedback that can advance policies for student borrowers of color and work to make higher education more equitable. The key stakeholders who received the letter are […]

January 3, 2019