by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Sep 23, 2019 | Borrower Defense
Federal law allows students whose schools have defrauded or cheated them to have their loans discharged. Prior to 2016, there were few details in law or regulation about how borrowers could seek discharges or the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) process for...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 8, 2019 | Gainful Employment
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 1, 2019 | Borrower Defense
Fact sheet on the Borrower Defense to Repayment (BD) rule. The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule offers students relief from federal loans borrowed based on fraudulent, misleading or illegal acts by their schools. Borrower defense is an established legal right...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 1, 2019 | Gainful Employment
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jul 26, 2018 | Borrower Defense
Federal law allows students whose schools have defrauded or otherwise abused them to have their loans discharged. In 2016, the Obama Administration issued new rules to govern the process for applying for and granting borrower defense discharges, and the Trump...