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Ed. Secretary Commits to Further Student Loan Collection Reforms

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The Department of Education will continue to reform how student loan debts are collected while strengthening oversight and enforcement, according to a published report citing a letter that was written by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to a pair of leading Senate Democrats.

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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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Gov’t Extends Student Loan Collection Moratorium into 2022

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The Biden Administration on Friday announced that it will be extending the moratorium on collecting student loans for an additional four months, until Jan. The moratorium was scheduled to expire on September 30.

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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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Millions Still Not Making Payments on Student Loans

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Nearly nine million people who have student loans have not yet made a payment after the moratorium on student loan payments ended three months ago, according to a published report that cited information from the Education Department.

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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.