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CFPB Denies Petition in Student Loan BK Collection Discharge Investigation

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has denied a petition from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to set aside a civll investigative demand into whether the servicer maintained adequate policies and procedures to determine whether loans were dischargeable in bankruptcy and if attempts were made to collect on loans that had been (..)

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Problems With Debt Collection Tactics Cited in CFPB Report on Student Loans

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An annual report released yesterday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s education loan ombudsman notes that three out of every four complaints filed by consumers about student loans had to do with how those loans are being serviced and collected, and references “coercive debt collection practices” related to the collection (..)

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Student Loan Debt Collection System Driving People Into ‘Deeper Hole’, Says Ed. Dept. Official

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The only good thing that happens when an individual defaults on his or her student loan is that debt collectors make money, according to an Undersecretary at the Department of Education who was speaking during a virtual panel discussion earlier this week.

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Ed. Dept. Will Not Use Tax Refunds, Social Security to Collect on Defaulted Student Loans Until November

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The Department of Education has announced it will suspend the seizure of tax refunds, Social Security payments, and other government payments to collect on defaulted student loans through November.

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FTC Sues, Gets TRO to Stop Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced it had sued and obtained a temporary restraining order against a number of corporate and individual defendants accused of pretending to be affiliated with the Department of Education so that they could market student loan forgiveness programs that made false promises and collected millions in illegal (..)

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Ed. Dept. Expands Moratorium on Collection of Defaulted Student Loans

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Ed. Dept. Issues Guidance About Post-Moratorium Collection Efforts

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Individuals with student loans will be able to avoid facing collection attempts for one year once the moratorium on making student loan payments ends, according to guidance released by the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office last week. The post Ed.