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Student Defense Investigation Shows Department of Education’s Failure to Collect Unpaid Institutional Debts is Costing Taxpayers Billions

August 10, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 10, 2022MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Investigation Shows Department of Education’s Failure to Collect Unpaid Institutional Debts is Costing Taxpayers Billions Student Defense today released a...

Taxpayers are owed more than $1 billion related to the student loan program — but not from borrowers

August 10, 2022 |

Group Petitions to Ease Fines for Healthcare Workers in Student-Debt Programs

August 08, 2022 |

Student Defense Files Rulemaking Petition Calling on HHS to Stop Enforcing Crippling Financial Penalties on Medical Professionals Who Have Done Nothing Wrong

August 08, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 8, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Files Rulemaking Petition Calling on HHS to Stop Enforcing Crippling Financial Penalties on Medical Professionals Who Have Done...

$6 Billion in Relief to Defrauded Students Signals Change Ahead

August 04, 2022 |

The 'broken student loan system' has jeopardized Black borrowers' civil rights, Elizabeth Warren says. Here's how Biden can prevent that.

July 28, 2022 |

New Report Outlines How Improved Enforcement Can Address Racial Disparities in Higher Education

July 28, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 28, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 New Report Outlines How Improved Enforcement Can Address Racial Disparities in Higher EducationStudent Defense and Senators Booker, Warren call on...

Despite collapsed colleges and an evidently fake school, this agency still approves millions in federal aid

June 16, 2022 |

Student Defense Statement on One Year Anniversary of ACICS Accreditation Decision by Department of Education

June 16, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 16, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on One Year Anniversary of ACICS Accreditation Decision by Department of Education One year ago, a Senior Department...

Student Defense Statement After Sen. Durbin Floor Speech on Education Department Opposing Bankrupt Borrowers

June 13, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 13, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement After Sen. Durbin Floor Speech on Education Department Opposing Bankrupt Borrowers In a speech on the Senate floor...

Biden administration says it lacks power to pursue Corinthian executives

June 13, 2022 |

Student-loan borrowers 'who have no other place to turn' should be able to get rid of their debt in court, a top Democratic senator says — but Biden continues to stall those efforts

June 11, 2022 |

Student Defense, Accountable Tech Worry FAFSA Student Data Sent to Facebook Could be Used for Predatory, Discriminatory Advertising

June 09, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTStudent Defense: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495Accountable Tech: Jesse Lehrich | jesse@accountabletech.org Student Defense, Accountable Tech Worry FAFSA Student Data Sent to Facebook Could be Used...

Biden's Education Department must continue to 'undo the harm' Trump caused student-loan borrowers by wiping out debt for an additional 3,600 defrauded students, a top Democratic senator says

June 09, 2022 |

Judge’s Refusal to Stay Cancer Patient’s Case Highlights Need for Biden Administration to Fix Bankruptcy Policies

June 07, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 7, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Judge’s Refusal to Stay Cancer Patient’s Case Highlights Need for Biden Administration to Fix Bankruptcy Policies Student Defense is again urging...

Debt wiped for Corinthian students as bigger decisions loom

June 02, 2022 |

Student Defense Statement on Education Department Loan Discharges to Former Corinthian Students

June 01, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 1, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495 Student Defense Statement on Education Department Loan Discharges to Former Corinthian Students The Department of Education today announced student loan...

Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased

June 01, 2022 |

Consumer groups seek to force Ed Department to forgive Westwood College students’ loans

May 24, 2022 |

Student-loan borrower advocates just sued Biden's Education Department for leaving 'countless borrowers in the dark' over stalled relief

May 23, 2022 |

Lawsuit: Student Loans Haven’t Been Canceled After 6 Years

May 22, 2022 |

Borrower Groups Sue Biden Administration Over Stalled Student Loan Forgiveness Applications

May 20, 2022 |

Biden Administration Sued Again Over Languishing Debt Relief Claims Disproportionately Shouldered by Communities of Color

May 19, 2022 |

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS Student Defense Media Contact: press@defendstudents.org | 202-734-7495Lawyers’ Committee Media Contact: Taseen Shamim | lawyerscommitee@berlinrosen.com NCLC Media Contact: Michelle Deakin | mdeakin@nclc.org Biden Administration...

Student loan forgiveness: $238 million in beauty school debt erased for defrauded students

April 28, 2022 |

28,000 student-loan borrowers just got $238 million in debt wiped out after being 'misled about the quality of their programs,' Biden's Education Secretary says