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Administration Reestablishes Student Aid Enforcement Office
New office tasked with vigorously investigating and bringing actions against institutions that cheat students and taxpayers.
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Education Dept. Settles Union Lawsuit Over PSLF Program
The agreement could serve as the legal backbone for a spate of changes to a loan forgiveness program for public…
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Education Dept. Quietly Extends Navient Contract
Student loan servicer Navient signs a two-year contract extension, despite previously announcing its intention to exit the federal student loan…
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Education Dept. Rulemaking Panel Convenes
The agency kicks off its first round of negotiations to rewrite rules governing a handful of affordability and student loan…
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FTC Cracks Down on False Claims by For-Profit Colleges
Agency enacts new, stiffer financial penalties on for-profit colleges that make misleading or deceptive claims about their graduates’ potential salaries…
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Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Debt Ceiling Cliff Still Looms
Stopgap measure funds the federal government through December 3, but the fight over the debt ceiling remains unresolved.